Jobbik calls on Fidesz to distance itself from 'criminal politicians'

Hungary's opposition Jobbik party on Friday called on ruling Fidesz to distance itself from "unacceptable" members of the ruling party and demand that they resign their mandates or expel them from the parliamentary group. Jobbik lawmaker Lajos Kepli told a press conference that, ahead of the European parliamentary elections, all parties must weed out "criminal politicians" from their ranks who have "criminally exploited their positions at the expense of others and public funds". Kepli named Gyorgy Simonka, a Fidesz MP whose immunity had been suspended on charges of commiting budget fraud as part of a criminal organisation to the tune of 1.4 billion forints (EUR 3.3m).