2024 in Hungary
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Events in the year 2024 in Hungary.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Katalin Novák, Tamás Sulyok
- Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán
- Speaker of the National Assembly: László Kövér
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- January 15 – Construction of the Southern Ring Rail begins in Budapest.[1]
- January 27 – László Toroczkai said at a conference that his party Mi Hazánk Mozgalom would lay claim to a Hungarian-populated region in western Ukraine if the war led to Ukraine losing its statehood.[2]
February[edit]
- February 2 – 444.hu publicizes President Katalin Novák's pardon, dated April 2023, of Endre Kónya, a former deputy director of an orphanage in Bicske who had been imprisoned due to his involvement in a pedophilia case implicating the orphanage's director.[3][4]
- February 5 – The ruling party Fidesz boycotts an extraordinary National Assembly session called by opposition groupings to speed up the approval of Sweden's NATO membership bid.[5]
- February 10 – President Novák resigns due to the scandal involving her pardon of Endre Kónya. Judit Varga, who was serving as Minister of Justice in 2023 and had countersigned the pardon, also resigns as a Member of Parliament and withdraws her candidacy for member of the European Parliament in the 2024 election.[6][7][8][9][10]
- February 11 – Péter Magyar, Judit Varga's ex-husband gives a live interview on the left-wing YouTube channel Partizán[11]
- February 16 –
- Kormányinfó government press conference held by Gergely Gulyás
- Zoltán Balog resigns from the synodal presidency of the Hungarian Reformed Church
- Tens of thousands protest in Heroes Square, Budapest against child abuse, organised by Hungarian social media influencers[12][13]
- February 17 – Viktor Orbán delivers the annual State of the Nation address
- February 22 – Tamás Sulyok is nominated Fidesz presidential candidate, Tamás Deutsch is nominated head of the Fidesz EP list[14]
- February 25 – Political parties protest for direct presidential elections in Kossuth Square, Budapest[15]
- February 26 – Parliament's spring session opens
- Parliament ratifies Sweden's bid to join NATO.[16]
- Parliament approves Katalin Novák's resignation. Speaker of the house László Kövér becomes acting president.
- 2024 Hungarian presidential election: Tamás Sulyok is elected president
March[edit]
- March 5 –
- March 10 – Gergely Kovács and Zsuzsanna Döme, co-chairs of the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party, resign after the party rejects Kovács' participation in a primary election in Budapest District XII.[18] They reverse their decision next day.[19]
- March 14 – Alexandra Szentkirályi becomes the Fidesz mayoral candidate in Budapest[20]
- March 15 – Holiday, most political parties hold rallies in Budapest
- Péter Magyar holds a rally at Andrássy út attended by around 10,000 people, during which he announces the launch of Talpra Magyarok Mozgalom
- Viktor Orbán holds a rally in Budapest, railing against the "western world", and Brussels.[21]
- March 19 – Dávid Vitézy declares his candidacy for Mayor of Budapest[22]
- March 24 – Five people are killed and six others are injured after a rally car crashes into spectators during a race between Lábatlan and Bajót, Komárom-Esztergom County.[23]
- March 26 – Péter Magyar releases a recording of him and his ex-wife Judit Varga, as proof for government crimes around the Völner-Schadl scandal. He holds a rally in Budapest that evening.
Scheduled events[edit]
- 9 June 2024 – 2024 European Parliament election in Hungary, 2024 Hungarian local elections
- 28 November – 15 December – 2024 European Women's Handball Championship[24][25]
Deaths[edit]
March[edit]
- 24 March – Péter Eötvös, 80, composer, conductor and teacher.[26]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[27]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 15 March – Revolution Day
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 1 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – International Workers' Day
- 20 May – Whit Monday
- 20 August – State Foundation Day
- 23 October – 1956 Revolution Memorial Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Art and entertainment[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Balázs, Ambrus (2024-01-15). "Folytatódik a sokat támadott Déli Körvasút építése a XI. kerületben". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Hungary's Far Right Would Lay Claim To Neighboring Region If Ukraine Loses War". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Reuters. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Balázs, Kaufmann (2024-02-02). "Novák Katalin kegyelmet adott a bicskei gyerekotthon pedofil exigazgatóját fedező bűntársnak". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ Péter, Urfi (2024-02-02). "Szégyellje magát! – üzeni Novák Katalinnak a pedofil igazgató egyik áldozata". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "Hungary's ruling party balks at Swedish NATO vote". POLITICO. 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Novák Katalin kegyelmet adott a bicskei gyerekotthon egykori igazgatóhelyettesének, aki fedezte a pedofil exigazgatót". Telex (in Hungarian). 2024-02-02. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ Than, Krisztina; Gyori, Boldizsar (February 10, 2024). "Hungarian president resigns over sex abuse case pardon". Reuters. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ Thorpe, Nick (2024-02-10). "Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigns over child abuse pardon scandal". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Mizsur, András; Pál, Tamás (10 February 2024). "Lemondott Novák Katalin". Telex. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Hernandez-Morales, Aitor; Lau, Stuart (10 February 2024). "Hungary President Novak quits under pressure over sex-abuse pardon case". Politico. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ EXKLUZÍV: Varga Judit exférje a pedofilbotrányról, Rogán Antalról és a fideszes törésvonalakról, retrieved 2024-02-20
- ^ "Tens of thousands protest in Budapest over sexual abuse case pardon". The Guardian. 2024-02-16. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-17 – via Reuters.
- ^ Tamás, Vajna (2024-02-17). "Az egész világon egyedülálló tüntetést tartottak péntek este a Hősök terén". Qubit (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2024-02-22). "Bejelentették a kormánypártok államfőjelöltjét, Sulyok Tamás lesz Novák Katalin utódja". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ "Fideszes pedofilhálózatot emlegetve tüntetett együtt az ellenzék a közvetlen államfőválasztásért". 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Hungary's parliament clears path for Sweden's Nato membership". 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Hungary president signs Sweden's NATO membership ratification". Reuters. March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Kovács Gergely és Döme Zsuzsanna lemondanak a Kutyapárt társelnökségéről". telex (in Hungarian). 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Kovács Gergely és Döme Zsuzsanna marad a Kétfarkú Kutya Párt társelnöke". telex (in Hungarian). 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Szentkirályi szerint Karácsony lejárt lemez, és főpolgármesterként leváltaná Gyurcsány embereit". telex (in Hungarian). 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Spike, Justin. "Hungary's Orbán rails against the EU and 'the Western world' in a speech on a national holiday". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Indulok a főpolgármester-választáson!, retrieved 2024-03-19
- ^ "4 killed and at least 7 injured after a rally car veers into spectators in Hungary". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Hungary, Switzerland and Austria awarded Women's EHF EURO 2024 at Extraordinary Congress". European Handball Federation. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Three countries, four cities, one special taste in 2024". Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Elhunyt Eötvös Péter zeneszerző". Magyar Nemzet (in Hungarian). 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Hungary Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
