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According to Panyi, the specific UN portfolio would be secondary, with the main significance of such an appointment lying in the diplomatic immunity attached to certain senior posts.
Panyi noted that under the 1946 UN Convention on Privileges and Immunities, the secretary-general, under-secretaries-general and assistant secretaries-general receive full diplomatic immunity equivalent to that of an ambassador. Heads of specialized agencies also enjoy full diplomatic immunity, while lower-ranking senior UN officials receive narrower functional immunity covering acts carried out in their official capacity.
Panyi wrote that one source had also pointed to possible backing from Argentina’s President Javier Milei in addition to potential U.S. support. Milei, like JD Vance, visited Orbán in Budapest before the April election.
The report linked this possibility to the emerging race to succeed António Guterres as UN secretary-general. Panyi wrote that Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and an Argentine national, is currently considered the frontrunner.
A UN position, Panyi wrote, could provide Orbán with a way to leave Hungary without having to seek political asylum in order to contest extradition.
The journalist stressed that the scenario remained at an early stage and could still be derailed in several ways, including by becoming public too soon.
Fidesz communications director Bertalan Havasi rejected the report, calling it “fake news”.
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