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LMP – Hungary's Green Party is a green-liberal political party in Hungary. Founded in 2009, it was one of four parties to win seats in the National Assembly in the 2010 parliamentary election. It is a member of the Global Greens, and suspended member of the European Green Party.
Ibolya Dávid is a Hungarian lawyer, politician, she was the president of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) between 1999 and 2010. Dávid was the Hungarian Minister of Justice between 1998 and 2002.
Gergely Szilveszter Karácsony is a Hungarian politician, political scientist and current Mayor of Budapest. He previously served as member of the National Assembly (MP) from 2010 to 2014 and Mayor of Zugló from 2014 to 2019.
Zoltán Balog is a Hungarian Reformed bishop and former politician who served as Hungary's Minister of Human Resources from 2012 to 2018. He is the bishop of the Dunamellék diocese of the Hungarian Reformed Church since 25 January 2021. He served as president of the synod of the Hungarian Reformed Church from 17 February 2021 until his resignation in the wake of a political scandal on 16 February 2024.
The following lists events that happened during 2018 in Hungary.
Katalin Éva Veresné Novák is a Hungarian politician who served as president of Hungary from 2022 to 2024. Elected at the age of 44, she was the first woman and youngest person ever to hold the post. Prior to her presidency, she had been a member of the National Assembly for Fidesz from 2018 to 2022, during which time she had also served as Minister for Family Affairs in the fourth Orbán government, from 2020 to 2021.
An opposition primary was held in Hungary, between 18–28 September 2021 and 10–16 October 2021, to select the candidate for Prime Minister of Hungary supported by the opposition parties to form a coalition to compete in the 2022 parliamentary election. It was the first countrywide primary election in the political history of Hungary. The parties had also selected common candidates for single-member districts via the primary.
Judit Varga is a Hungarian lawyer and retired politician. She served as Minister of Justice from her appointment in July 2019 until her resignation in June 2023. In 2022, she was elected to the National Assembly.
United for Hungary was a political alliance in Hungary that was formed to compete in the 2022 parliamentary election. The alliance lost the 2022 election, and dissolved shortly after.
Events in the year 2022 in Hungary.
A presidential election was held in Hungary on 26 February 2024. The President of the Republic is elected by Members of Parliament in an indirect election.
In the run-up to the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, various organizations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Hungary. The results of such polls are displayed in this article.
Events in the year 2023 in Hungary.
The Katalin Novák presidential pardon scandal erupted on 2 February 2024, when it was revealed that in 2023, President of Hungary Katalin Novák pardoned Endre Kónya, the former deputy director of the Kossuth Zsuzsa Children's Home in Bicske, who was convicted of helping to cover up the pedophile crimes of his superior by forcing one of the victims to withdraw their confession. The case caused a major public outcry, and led to Novák's resignation as President of Hungary on 10 February 2024. Shortly afterwards, former Minister of Justice Judit Varga also resigned, both from her parliamentary seat and from her role as leader of the Fidesz list for the European Parliament election. It was she who, as Justice Minister, countersigned Katalin Novák's pardon decision.
Tamás Sulyok is a Hungarian lawyer who is serving as President of Hungary since 2024. He was the president of the Constitutional Court from 2016 until 2024. He was the Fidesz–KDNP candidate for the 2024 presidential election.
Alexandra Éva Szentkirályi is a Hungarian lawyer and politician, who served as Spokesperson of the fourth and fifth Orbán Government from 1 January 2020 to 15 March 2024. She previously served as Deputy Mayor of Budapest under István Tarlós from 2014 to 2019. She was the Fidesz party candidate for Mayor of Budapest in the 2024 mayoral election, but withdrew her candidacy two days before the election.
Péter Magyar is a Hungarian politician and lawyer.
The 2024 Budapest mayoral election was held on 9 June 2024 to elect the mayor of Budapest (főpolgármester). However, the elected mayor will only take office in October. On the same day, local elections were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest which will determine the composition of the General Assembly. The election is run using a first-past-the-post voting system. The winner of the election will serve for a term of five years. As the two top-placed candidates, Dávid Vitézy and Gergely Karácsony are only separated by a few hundred votes with almost every ballot counted, a recount is most likely to happen. Until then, the election remains too close to call.
Dávid Vitézy is a Hungarian economist, transport and urban mobility expert, politician, who served as Secretary of State for Transport in the Fifth Orbán Government for a brief time from May to November 2022. He is a candidate for Mayor of Budapest in the 2024 Budapest mayoral election.
TISZA – Respect and Freedom Party is a political party in Hungary founded in 2021. It rapidly gained in prominence when former Fidesz party member Péter Magyar joined; members of his non-party movement "Stand up Hungarians Community" occupied the majority of places to contest the 2024 European Parliament election.
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