New Hungarian Government Vows to Open Communist-Era Secret Police Files

Balint Ruff, who will run the new Hungarian prime minister’s office, said on April 22 that ‘everything was swept under the rug.’

Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, speaks during a news conference, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat in an election, in Budapest, Hungary, on April 13, 2026. Marton Monus/Reuters

The new Hungarian government will fully open the ‌files of the country’s communist-era secret police, a senior official in the incoming administration said on April 22.

The center-right Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, defeated long-time Prime Minister ​Viktor Orban’s Fidesz-KDNP alliance on April 12.