Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was last weekend in Gucci, where politicians come most often when they want to show themselves as "ordinary people" - they drink brandy, beer, eat roast and cabbage and have fun with trumpeters.
Orban walked among the visitors of the trumpeters' assembly, took photos and socialized, and the local media mostly made a cute story out of everything about a European politician who came to enjoy Serbian food and drink and general national rejoicing.
He was without security (and Vučić), and he was happy to meet citizens who wanted to take pictures with him.
But the footage from Guca also reveals another story from the ousted Orban's government.
Orban in good company
Along with Orban, people who are not accidentally part of his business and political circle appear on them. According to Hungarian investigative journalist Sabolc Panji, who first reported this story, one of the two men seen in Orbán's company is Oskar Vilagi, the vice president of MOL, while the other is Daniel Taracki, the architect who designed the Hatvanpust estate linked to the Orbán family.
Videos of Orban in Guca were published by our news agency RINA.
It is this detail about the society Orban was in that changes the tone of the story.
Photo: Printscreen / Agency RINAOrban in Guca
Oskar Vilagi is not just one of the Hungarian businessmen. He is a longtime friend of Orbán and a man with serious economic and political connections in the region. He was one of the key people in MOL, and he has been present in football for years. He owns clubs in Hungary and Slovakia, including Dunajska Streda.
That Vilagi is still an important person in MOL's business system is also confirmed by this year's company assembly: he and Đerđ Bača were re-elected as members of the MOL Group Management Board for the next five years.
There was also Daniel Taracki, who is connected to one of the most controversial construction stories surrounding the Orbán family.
That's why it's interesting that Orbán doesn't just appear in Guca as a politician who came to hear the trumpet. He is there with people who belong to the circle of Hungarian business and its power system.
From Orban to Boban
One of the most striking scenes from Guča is Orban hanging out with Boban Marković, one of the most famous Serbian trumpet players and people who practically became the trademark of this festival for decades.
In the videos, Orbán seems relaxed with music, drinks and an atmosphere that is far from European summits and political conferences. Or the burek džinice in Novi Sad, where Aleksandar Vučić took him. At first glance, it's just folklore.
But in the case of Orban, folklore is never completely devoid of politics.
Thus, N1 opened the issue of the Hungarian financing of the film related to Boban Marković, stating the amount of around 715.000 euros.
N1 reported that Hungarian media announced that Marković is best known in that country for the fact that last year, while Orban was still prime minister, he received 259 million forints from the National Film Institute for a documentary film about his life and ties to Hungary. According to today's exchange rate, it is about 715.000 euros.
The film about Marković, directed by Zoltan Hever, entitled "Hungary is my second homeland", premiered in February of this year at the Urania National Film Theater as the highlight of the program of the Hungarian-Serbian cultural season.
Investigative procedures
Orbán in Guca was neither an ordinary tourist nor an ordinary former prime minister.
After the Hungarian elections in 2026, in which his political era ended, his appearance in Serbia takes on additional symbolism.
Investigative and criminal proceedings are being initiated against Orbán's close associates in Hungary, so it is only a matter of time before his turn will come. Some of these legal paths lead directly to Andrić's crown.
That is why the question of who was with Orban in Guca is much more interesting than the question of how much brandy he drank.
The Trumpeter Assembly has been a place where politics and popular "folk" culture meet for decades. Politicians come to be seen among the people, and people like to see politicians outside their usual surroundings.
Orban played that game almost perfectly. Walking without a formal protocol, taking photos with guests, hanging out with Boban Marković and Serbian specialties create the image of a politician who is "one of us" and who has no major worries, who has no potential lawsuits hanging over his head.
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