2018 in Hungary
The following lists events that happened during 2018 in Hungary.
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Incumbents
Events
April
- April 8 – Viktor Orbán's Fidesz–KDNP alliance, Wins the Hungarian 2018 elections in a Landslide preserving its two-thirds majority. Orbán and Fidesz campaigned primarily on the issues of immigration and foreign meddling, and the election was seen as a victory for right-wing populism in Europe.[1][2][3]
May
- May 16 – George Soros Open Society Foundations announce they will move its office from Budapest to Berlin amid Hungarian government interference.[4][5][6]
June
- June 2 – After its poor election performance, the opposition party Together is dissolved.[7]
- June 20 – Hungarian Parliament has pass the "Stop Soros law", for anyone "facilitating illegal immigration" will face a year in jail.[8]
- June – two former Jobbik MPs László Toroczkai and Dóra Dúró form their own nationalist party Our Home Movement.[9]
October
- October – A government decree signed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban came into force, removing gender studies from the list of master's programmes. The subject will be banned at Hungarian universities.[10][11][12]
- October 1 - LV of 2018. law on the right of assembly comes into effect.[13]
- October 5 - János Volner expelled from Jobbik. Erik Fülöp and István Apáti also leaves.
December
- December 3 – Central European University announced it would cease operations in Hungary and relocate to Vienna, after the Hungarian government's refusal to sign an agreement allowing it to continue operations in Hungary.[14][15]
- December 12 – Parliament passes an amendment to the Labor Code expanding possibility of overtime (Overtime Work Act), establishes two-level administrative courts. The opposition attempts to filibuster the act, then boycott the vote. The act sparks protests across the country.
Deaths
January
- 6 January – Elza Brandeisz, 110, Hungarian dancer and teacher, conferred Righteous Among the Nations.[16]
- 28 January – József Merényi, 89, Hungarian Olympic speed skater (1952).[17]
- 31 January – István Marosi, 73, Hungarian Olympic handball player (1972).[18]
February
- 3 February – Károly Palotai, 82, Hungarian football player and referee, Olympic champion (1964).[19]
- 4 February – Etelka Barsi-Pataky, 76, Hungarian politician, MEP (2004–2009).[20]
- 9 February – István Hevesi, 86, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic champion (1956).[21]
March
- 4 March – Ernő Rozgonyi, 84, Hungarian politician, MP (1998–2002, 2010–2014).[22]
April
- 1 April – Etelka Keserű, 92, Hungarian politician, Minister of Light Industry (1971–1980).[23]
See also
References
- Than, Krisztina; Szakacs, Gergely (9 April 2018). "Hungary's Strongman Viktor Orban Wins Third Term in Power". Reuters. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- Zalan, Eszter (9 April 2018). "Hungary's Orban in Sweeping Victory, Boosting EU Populists". EUobserver. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- Murphy, Peter; Khera, Jastinder (9 April 2018). "Hungary's Orban Claims Victory as Nationalist Party Takes Sweeping Poll Lead". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "George Soros foundation to close office in 'repressive' Hungary". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- "Soros foundation to leave Hungary". BBC News. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- Reuters News Agency (2018-05-15). "Soros foundation to close office in Budapest over Hungarian government's 'repressive' policies". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "Hivatalos: Megszűnt az Együtt". Zoom.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- "Help for migrants outlawed in Hungary". BBC News. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- "Brand New Far-Right Party Emerges from the Ashes of Jobbik". Hungary Today. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- "Hungary's university ban on gender studies heats up culture war | DW | 18.10.2018". Deutsche Welle.
- "Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban bans gender studies programmes". Independent.co.uk. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
- "Hungary's PM bans gender study at colleges saying 'people are born either male or female'".
- Kft, Wolters Kluwer Hungary. "2018. évi LV. törvény a gyülekezési jogról - Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye". net.jogtar.hu. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- Walker, Shaun (2018-12-03). "'Dark day for freedom': Soros-affiliated university quits Hungary". Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- "George Soros-funded CEU 'forced out' of Budapest". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- Meghalt Soros Györgyék megmentője (in Hungarian)
- "Olympedia – József Merényi".
- Elhunyt a kézilabda-világválogatott magyar irányítója (in Hungarian)
- Gyász: 82 éves korában elhunyt Palotai Károly (in Hungarian)
- Elhunyt Barsiné Pataky Etelka volt EP-képviselő Archived February 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
- Elhunyt Hevesi István olimpiai bajnok vízilabdázó (in Hungarian)
- Elhunyt Rozgonyi Ernő, a MIÉP pénzügyminiszter-jelöltje Archived April 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
- Elhunyt Keserű Jánosné (in Hungarian)
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