László Domokos

László Domokos led the State Audit Office (ÁSZ) from 2010 to 2022, a period in which the body repeatedly imposed severe fines on opposition parties while consistently finding nothing to fault in Fidesz-KDNP's finances. The best-known case is Jobbik's 2017 penalty: the ÁSZ ruled the party had accepted 331 million forints in prohibited support through discounted billboard placements, leaving it 663 million forints poorer overall — more than its annual revenue — while other opposition parties such as the Democratic Coalition (DK) were fined over discounted office rents. ÁSZ decisions carried no avenue for judicial appeal, since Parliament cannot be sued, leaving its rulings unreviewable by courts. Domokos did not disappear from public life after his ÁSZ term ended: in 2025, Minister Tibor Navracsics hired him for 2.7 million forints a month to 'audit' the finances of opposition-led Budapest's municipal government, after the state had seized 10 billion forints from the city's accounts. When confronted on the street by an activist about the audit, Domokos refused to comment, claiming he is not a public figure — despite being paid public money for a politically sensitive public function.