Hungary's prosecutor resigns under pressure in political win for Magyar

Hungary's Prosecutor General Gábor Bálint Nagy resigned on Wednesday, per Euronews, amid pressure from Prime Minister Péter Magyar to replace Orbán-era officials. The resignation follows allegations of political bias by lawyers for detained Ukrainian cash couriers in a cross-border cash seizure case—a political win for Magyar's judicial reform efforts.

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