Pardon scandal

Hungary Spent €80,000 on President Novák’s Wardrobe. She Kept It After Resigning

According to her own account, former head of state Katalin Novák has had a “hellish year and a half” since her resignation—but she could at least take comfort in the wardrobe she amassed during her presidency. Data obtained by Direkt36 shows that Novák kept most of the clothing free of charge after stepping down, while she purchased a smaller portion from her former office at prices well below their original value.

Orbán, Judas and the gay lobby – behind Zoltán Balog’s attempt to rescue himself in his church

The pardon scandal has shaken Zoltán Balog’s position within the Reformed Church, but in recent weeks he has managed to consolidate his power. According to a Direkt36 investigation, the bishop has succeeded in making people believe that the whole church is under attack and has assured everyone that PM Viktor Orbán entrusted him to handle the matter.

How Viktor Orbán tried to extinguish the pedophile pardon scandal that shook his government

The government initially hoped that they could get away with it, but when they saw the internal polls, they knew they had to act. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán personally directed the reponse that led to the forced resignation of Hungary’s president and a former minister. Direkt36 has uncovered new details about the what happened behind the scenes in the government during the pardon scandal.

Orbán’s former minister was pushing for the pardon that led to the fall of Hungary’s first female president

Direkt36 and Telex have learned from several independent sources that head of the Hungarian Reformed Church Zoltán Balog, who has long been a confidant of Hungarian president Katalin Novák, played a crucial role in the presidential pardon which led to Novák’s resignation.