Zebras on Orban's farm: journalists showed the Hungarian prime minister's luxurious estate

Journalists have obtained a drone video of the luxury estate of the family of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who insists it is his father's farm. This was reported by Telex.

In early August, Hungarian MP Akos Hadhazy and a group of like-minded people held a protest near the estate in Gatvanpust owned by Orban's father. Police and security guards did not allow the participants to enter the residence, so they were forced to watch the territory from ladders.

Telex reports that one of its readers managed to film the estate using a drone. The video shows the gardens, the underground garage, as well as zebras and other animals moving freely around the property.

Despite journalists' reports, government officials and Viktor Orban himself insist that the estate in Gatvanpust is just a farm owned by his father. However, recently, MP Akos Hadhazy released documents showing that there are residential buildings on the property.

In particular, according to the MP, the Orbán family applied for an energy certificate for a newly built residential building, a document that is not required for farm buildings.

"A lying prime minister is easier to catch than a lame dog. Not that those who have seen the mansion in person or in photos doubt it. But this is a quick response to Orban stammering on a podcast that he doesn't have a mansion, only his father's farm," Hadhazy wrote.

According to the published documents, the western L-shaped wing of the complex is classified as residential premises. The eastern L-shaped wing has the status of "industrial buildings, warehouses" - presumably, it houses a kitchen, restaurant and cold storage rooms.

The MP also published photos that he said were taken by a person who had briefly worked on the construction of the estate. According to him, during the work, heating elements were laid under the parkway's flooring so that it would not have to be cleared in case of snowfall. In addition, the photos allegedly show an underground corridor connecting the buildings of the complex.

Back in 2021, the Hungarian edition of HVG published "one of the few photographs of the interior" of the estate. According to the editorial, a library room with an atrium and gallery was being built there.