\u201cHe is one of the commissioners who actually reads up on the stuff,\u201d said a European Parliament official, granted anonymity to speak candidly.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s also the boomerang factor. A \u201cchange of regime,\u201d as P\u00e9ter Magyar described his landslide victory in Hungary, could also sweep through France next year. The Berlaymont is wary of giving Marine Le Pen any leverage to swap out Executive Vice President St\u00e9phane S\u00e9journ\u00e9 with a far-right National Rally pick.<\/p>\n
Four high-ranking Commission officials told POLITICO there had been no internal discussion about removing or sidelining V\u00e1rhelyi either before or after Sunday\u2019s election.<\/p>\n
Hard to fire …<\/p>\n
In the wake of his blowout win, Magyar has signaled an intention to clean house, inviting Orb\u00e1n appointees throughout the Hungarian state to resign or be removed. However, late Tuesday, his team said V\u00e1rhelyi\u2019s future is up to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s her prerogative to think about her college, it’s not up to us to interfere in this matter,\u201d said an official from Magyar’s Tisza party, granted anonymity to speak about internal deliberations.<\/p>\n