BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban tightened his grip over Hungary's economy on Friday, naming his "right hand" to take over the central bank from an arch rival who tried to resist his government's unorthodox policy campaign.
Orban's naming of Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy to head the central bank follows an overhaul of the constitution and other moves that gave his ruling Fidesz party firmer control over the bank, media and courts, to the worry of Brussels which fears Hungary is sliding out of the European mainstream.
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