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Police have launched a major investigation into companies owned by Gyula Balásy. These firms, which did advertising for the government, are being checked for misappropriation and money laundering. Several bank accounts have been frozen, and popular businesses like Kifli have decided to stop working with them. Even some government politicians now say these expensive campaigns were a mistake and led to election losses.
In education news, Mihály Pósfai was elected as the new president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He plans to change how research is organized in the country. Meanwhile, students and teachers at the SZFE university in Budapest have called for their leaders to resign because they are unhappy with how the school is being run.
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony criticized the "hate politics" used in recent years, saying there is no forgiveness for those involved. In local incidents, a person sadly died at a shooting range in the Péceli road area. Also, residents were surprised to feel a minor earthquake that was felt across parts of the city yesterday.
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