Hungarians' growing anger at living in EU's 'most corrupt state'Nationalist Orban is close to Russia's Vladimir Putin, as well as US President Donald Trump, who has endorsed him. But voters in what Transparency International deems the EU's most corrupt country believe otherwise. - 'The frontman' -"These are not isolated cases -- this is simply the way the system is functioning," Hadhazy told AFP. Orban's son-in-law Istvan Tiborcz has become one of Hungary's most influential entrepreneurs through public lighting contracts won by his former company Elios. The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has labelled Hungary as the EU's most corrupt country alongside Bulgaria in its Corruption Perceptions Index.

Source: Bangkok Post March 27, 2026 17:26 UTC