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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Flora Garamvolgyi

US imposes sanctions on senior Hungarian government minister

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Antal Rogan, a key member of Viktor Orbán’s government, has been described as Hungary’s ‘propaganda minister’. Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters

The United States has imposed sanctions on a senior member of the Hungarian government for alleged corruption, in a move which Budapest said it would challenge as soon as Donald Trump takes office.

The US treasury accused Antal Rogán, a close aide of the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, of using his role to secure financial benefits for himself and his political allies.

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