Middle managers demand resignation of GVH president and deputies in open letter
A group of senior officials at Hungary's Competition Authority wrote a letter urging the agency’s president and two vice-presidents to step down.
In a coordinated effort, eleven senior staff members of the Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (GVH) and all seven members of the competition council drafted a letter demanding that President Rigó Csaba and deputies Bak László and Tóth András relinquish their posts. The signatories argue that the top officials impede the agency’s ability to serve the public good and threaten its legitimacy. Although the letter does not explicitly demand resignation, its language makes that expectation clear.
Bak László is said to have indicated he will submit his resignation after the letter’s circulation. The episode follows investigative reporting that highlighted the GVH’s increasing politicisation, high staff turnover, and a toxic work environment linked to the leadership’s conduct.
Why it matters
The challenge to GVH’s top leadership signals deep institutional crisis in Hungary’s key competition regulator.
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