Attila Vári

Two-time Olympic and world champion water polo player Attila Vári served as president of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation from September 2018 to October 2022; in 2019 he ran as the joint Fidesz-KDNP mayoral candidate in Pécs, and after losing became a member of the local Fidesz council faction. During his presidency, according to a transparency report commissioned by his successor Norbert Madaras, the federation spent money almost without restraint: in 2019 it bought a used Mercedes-Benz Tourismo bus for 93 million forints (219,000 euros) that was barely used and lost money on every kilometer driven, since depreciation exceeded rental income; the following leadership resold it in 2023, poorly maintained and missing seats, for less than half the original price. The federation accumulated a 487-million-forint deficit under Vári's presidency; since his resignation the Public Procurement Arbitration Board has fined the federation several million forints for irregular procurement procedures, and a criminal investigation into suspected breach of fiduciary duty from his tenure is ongoing.