2024 in Hungary
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 2024 List of years in Hungary | ||||
Events in the year 2024 in Hungary.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Katalin Novák
- Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán
- Speaker of the National Assembly: László Kövér
Events[edit]
January[edit]
February[edit]
- February 2 – 444.hu publicizes President Katalin Novák's pardon of Endre Kónya[2][3]
- February 5 – Hungary's ruling party Fidesz boycotts an extraordinary National Assembly session called by opposition groupings to speed up the approval of Sweden's NATO membership bid.[4]
- February 10 – President Katalin Novák resigns due to a scandal involving her April 2023 presidential pardon 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. Judit Varga, who was serving as Minister of Justice in 2023 and had countersigned the pardon, also resigned as a Member of Parliament and withdrew her candidacy for member of the European Parliament in the 2024 election.[5][6][7][8][9]
- February 11 – Péter Magyar, Judit Varga's ex-husband gives a live interview on the left-wing YouTube channel Partizán[10]
- 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[11][12]
- February 17 – Viktor Orbán delivers the annual State of the Nation address
- February 22 – Tamás Sulyok is nominated Fidesz presidential candidate, Tamás Deutsch nominated head of the Fidesz EP list[13]
- February 25 – Hungarian parties protest for direct presidential elections in Kossuth Sq., Budapest[14]
- February 26 – Parliament's spring session opens
- Hungary's parliament ratifies Sweden's bid to join NATO.[15]
- Parliament approves Katalin Novák's resignation. Speaker of the house László Kövér becomes acting president.
- 2024 Hungarian presidential election: Tamás Sulyok elected president
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[16][17]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[18]
- 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://hvg.hu/itthon/20240225_ellenzek_tuntetes_kegyelembotrany_allamfo
- ^ "Hungary's parliament clears path for Sweden's Nato membership". 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hungary Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
