Rethelyi resigns as national resources minister, Balog to succeed him

Miklos Rethelyi has tendered his resignation as Minister of National Resources and Zoltan Balog, the state secretary for social inclusion, will take his place, the prime minister's spokesman told journalists on Thursday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is in the Kazakh capital on a two-day official visit, has accepted Rethelyi's resignation, spokesman Peter Szijjarto said. He added that Rethelyi had already agreed in 2010 to work for a two-year term only.