Despite Apology, Peter Magyar Attends Drug-Laced Party Just Weeks After Nightclub Scandal

On Thursday, Peter Magyar admitted that in August 2024, shortly after being elected to the European Parliament, he attended what was essentially a drug-fueled party in downtown Budapest. The newly revealed incident occured barely six weeks after the Tisza leader’s disco scandal, when he drunkenly struck a man at a nightclub, took his phone and later threw it into the Danube. The affair quickly turned into a public scandal. Although Magyar publicly apologized, he did not change his lifestyle despite his lofty words at the time: without apparent hesitation, he went to a house party where drugs were reportedly laid out on the table — an event he himself described as resembling an orgy.

Tisza Party President Peter Magyar (Source: AFP)

Magyar Nemzet previously highlighted that police questioned two 19-year-old students who attended the party, as well as two members of the security staff. The students confirmed that when Magyar approached the man filming him, the atmosphere between them was visibly tense, and they heard the victim repeatedly demand his phone back. After security escorted Magyar out of the club, the two students also left and saw the politician — accompanied by several young people — heading toward the riverbank, followed by the man whose phone he had taken. According to their testimony, both witnessed Magyar throw a phone into the Danube. As Ripost reported, officers from the water police later recovered the device from the river.

Regret And Contrition — Or Not

Law enforcement later determined that Peter Magyar may have committed theft by taking the man’s phone and tossing it into the Danube. The prosecutor general petitioned the European Parliament to lift the lawmaker’s parliamentary immunity, but in October 2025 the European left rallied behind Mr. Magyar, so the Tisza chief's immunity remained intact.

Looking back at the summer of 2024, after the disco scandal erupted, Magyar briefly dialed back what many saw as his aggressive public behavior. On June 21, he posted a long message on Facebook claiming he had actually been the victim. “I am human, I made a mistake,” he wrote, apologizing to anyone he had offended and thanking his supporters. His words could have been read as a promise to take a more restrained approach to nightlife. That, however, did not happen: six weeks later, he was spotted at a house party where drugs were openly laid out on the table.

Cover photo: Peter Magyar (Source: AFP)