Ruling parties call for probe into former PM Gyurcsány’s assets

The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance are initiating procedures concerning the asset declaration of Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány, István Hollik, Fidesz’s communications chief, told a press conference on Tuesday.

Hollik said that the former Socialist prime minister had failed to answer questions concerning his “muddled” asset declaration, insisting that

“something is very wrong”.

According to Hollik, Gyurcsány had been paid dividends totalling over 2 billion forints (EUR 6m) by his Altus holding company in the past four years. He bought securities for 641 million forints and paid 225 million in deposit for “an obscure property”, he said. He also renovated his home for 100 million forints and has a house in the western provinces worth the same amount, Hollik said, adding that Gyurcsany had also spent 70 million forints on his children’s schooling and 80 million on their accommodation.

“Those figures certainly do not show Gyurcsány as a straightforward average Hungarian,”