January 12 – By-election inTolna 2nd Constituency.[5] Fidesz holds the constituency with their candidate Krisztina Csibi .
January 20 –Emirati real estate developer Abu Dhabi Eagle Hills purchases a 100 hectare area around the former Rákosrendező marshalling yard in Budapest. Their planned development, titledGrand Budapest, is controversial and opposed by the city; though there are no concreate plans to speak of, some areas are zoned for skyscrapers up to 500 meters.[6][7]
January 23 – More than 240 schools nationwide receive bomb threats of identical content and believed to have been sent by a sole sender.[8]
February 17 –Antal Csárdi leaves LMP's parliamentary fraction.[14] As the number of LMP representatives falls below 5, it is no longer qualified to from a fraction. After they fail to recruit another representative, the LMP fraction ceases to exist, and the remaining 4 representatives become independent.[15]
February 22 –
Protest in front of the Ministry of Justice in Budapest.[16]
March 25 – Hadházy's second protest against the Pride ban.
March 27 –János Lázár speaks out against the luxurious lifestyle among the NER oligarchy at a street forum inKisvárda, calling to "sweep away those who, like ticks, abused the opportunities we created".
April 7 – Speech from Tisza MEPKinga Kollár in the European Parliament, in which she calls EU sanctions "very effective"[30] triggers attacks against her in pro-Fidesz media, where it is compared to Gyurcsány'sŐszöd Speech.[31][32]
Péter Takács Secretary of Healthcare begins to tour hospitals whose renovation is delayed due to EU sanctions[35]
Tisza announces the results of theirVoice of the Nation consultation. 58.18% of responders vote in support of Ukraine's EU membership.[36]
April 14 – Parliament passes the constitutional amendment outlawing public events by the LGBTQ+ community.[37] Theconstitutional amendments, will also protect the "right to use cash", mandate the existence ofonly two genders (male or female), and Hungarian citizenship of dual citizens may be suspended for definite periods of time.[38][39] Momentum protests by blocking Chain Bridge[40]
April 17 – Viktor Orbán gives an interview to András Hont[41][42]
April 23 – Public procurement is announced for tram extension to Nádorkert in Budapest[43][44]
Ferenc Gyurcsány withdraws from politics, resigns from Parliament and as the leader of DK. His wife Klára Dobrev also announces their divorce[48]
Péter Magyar releases a 2023 recording of Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky saying "Let's break with the peace mentality and move to phase zero on the road to war"[49][50]
In retaliation Hungary expels two Ukrainian diplomats it accuses of spying.[53][54][55] Ukraine likewise expels two Hungarian diplomats.[56]
Orbán expresses support for Romanian presidential candidateGeorge Simion at a speech inTihany.[57] After protest fromRMDSZ, he backtracks to a non-committal stance.[58]
Karácsony dismissesBKV CEO Tibor Bolla over his connections to organised crime[60]
May 13 –
Orbán claims "a Hungarian opposition party" is an active participant in foreign intelligence actions against Hungary.[61] In response Péter Magyar threatens with legal action.[62]
Hadházy protests at Ferenciek tere, marches to the Ministry of Defense building.[63]
In the late evening (23:38), Fidesz MP János Halász introduces a bill that would restrict and penalize organisations receiving foreign funding based on a list compiled by the Sovereignty Protection Office.[64][65]
May 14 –
Péter Magyar begins his "one million steps" walk from Budapest toOradea (Nagyvárad)[66]
Péter Polt resigns.[67] Next day Gábor Bálint Nagy is nominated as Chief Prosecutor[68]
May 17 – "Mini-Pride" is held at Andrássy út, Budapest. Budapest Police did not block the demonstration.[69]
May 18 –
Fidesz inaugurates their online activist group namedFight Club[70]
Tens of thousands protest atKossuth Square against the bill on foreign funding[71]
May 20 – theNational Assembly approves a bill to initiate the country's withdrawal from theInternational Criminal Court (ICC), marking Hungary as the first European Union member state to take such action. The bill, introduced by Deputy Prime MinisterZsolt Semjén, passes with 134 votes in favor, 37 against, and 7 abstentions.[72][73]
May 22 –Gergely Gaal resigns from the leadership ofKDNP after disagreements with Zsolt Semjén[74]
May 24 – Péter Magyar arrives to Oradea at the end of his 11 day walk[75]
May 26 – Gergely Karácsony holds an emergency press conference over Budapest's dire financial situation.[76][77]
May 29 –
The government garnishes 10.2 Billion Forints from the city of Budapest.[78][79]
"Mini-Pride" for LGBTQ rights is planned for Andrássy út, Budapest. The police initially banned the demonstration, but after the Curia rules in favor of it on May 31, they allowed it.[84][85] Ultimately it was not held, but delayed to June 28, which police considered a new event, and again banned it.[86]
Parliament's National Defense and Law Enforcement Committee accuses Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi of pro-Ukrainian sentiments, failing to represent the government position while serving as Chief of Staff.[95]
June 6 –BKV service halts for 10 minutes (11:50 – 12:00) all over Budapest, as a demonstration.[96]
June 7 – After the decision is made by the party's general assembly,Momentum (MM) announces it will not run in the upcoming parliamentary election.[97]
June 10 –
Large protest at Kossuth Square, Budapest, organised byRóbert Puzsér'sCivic Resistance[98]
Negotiations between Budapest and the national government begins over the city's financial crisis[99]
June 11 –
Parliament approves Péter Polt as President of theConstitutional Court and Bálint Gábor Nagy as the new Chief Prosecutor
Parliament approves a bill to suspenddual citizenship if a person is considered a threat to national security[100]
June 14 – Dezső Farkas leaves Tisza and announces his newIRÁNY a Jövő party[101]
June 16 – Karácsony declares Budapest Pride will be held as municipal event[102] Police however still declares it banned[103]
June 17 – Metropolitan Court of Budapest places the city under protection, averting the immediate financial crisis[104][105]
June 19 – MP András Jámbor declares he will not run in the 2026 elections[106]
June 25 –Tibor Kapu travels to theISS as part ofAxiom Mission 4, becoming the second Hungarian astronaut in space in history
June 26 – Hungary holds a public consultation in which, of the 2 million people who participated, 95% voted againstUkraine joining the EU, while only 5% supported the bid.[107][108]
July 17 – The government bars three Ukrainian military officials from entering the country amid a diplomatic dispute caused by the death of adual Hungarian-Ukrainian citizen who died in disputed circumstances following his mobilization into theArmed Forces of Ukraine.[112]
July 24 – The members of the Irish bandKneecap, who were scheduled to perform at theSziget Festival inBudapest on 11 August are banned from Hungary for three years, with government spokespersonZoltán Kovács saying that the band members "repeatedly engage inanti-Semitic hate speech supporting terrorism and terrorist groups".[113][114]
August 2 – Ákos Hadházy organizes a protest to Hatvanpuszta.[118]Antelopes are spotted in the area.[119]
August 7 – Hadházy begins publishing leaked documents about the Hatvanpuszta estates.[120]
August 11 – Zoltán Várkonyi, DK's candidate inBács-Kiskun 1st Constituency declares his withdrawal, as to not "stand in the way of change".[121] According to DK, he was already let go by the party for his incompetence.[122]
August 26 – News siteIndex publishes an internal memo of Tisza on plans for progressive taxation.[123] Fidesz begins to campaign on Tisza raising taxes.[124]
September 7 – Both Fidesz and Tisza organizes a meetings inKötcse. For the first time, Fidesz's annual Kötcse Meeting is opened to the public.[128]
September 8 –
The CzechSecurity Information Service announces the dismantling of an espionage network operating across several European countries and run by theBelarusian KGB following a joint operation by the Czech Republic, Romania, and Hungary.[129]
In an interview to Válasz Online, Gábor Kuslits (former director of Child Protection Services in Budapest) mentions two unnamed high-ranking politicians were involved in the molestation case at Szőlő Street Correctional Institution.[130][131]
Following a similar decision by US presidentDonald Trump, Prime Minister Orbán announces that Hungary would classify "Antifa" as a terrorist organization.[133][134]
Zsolt Szabó, police captain ofHódmezővásárhely commits suicide days after allowing a protest in front of János Lázár's Batida estates.[135]
September 21 –
Fidesz candidate Lajos Kozma wins by-election in the 9th municipal constituency ofBudapest District VIII.[136]
September 22 – Zsolt Semjén speaks in Parliament denying accusations of pedophilia against him regarding the Szőlő Street case[138][139]
September 23 – TheEuropean Parliament rejects a petition by Prime Minister Orbán to lift the parliamentary immunity ofPéter Magyar amid criminal investigations against the latter.[140]
September 29 – The government orders the blocking of 12 Ukrainian news websites in response to a ban imposed by Ukraine on foreign media outlets accused of spreading Russian propaganda.[141]
October 4 – Pride march is held inPécs, despite an official ban.[142]
October 7 – The European Parliament narrowly rejects to lift the immunity of Italian MEPIlaria Salis with the majority of a single vote (306 to 305).[143]
October 13 – Mayor Karácsony announces that the future ofSziget Fesztivál is "uncertain", as the international owned Sziget Zrt. wished to terminate their site use agreement. FounderKároly Gerendai is contacted on returning the festival to Hungarian ownership. Gerendai asks for the lowering of site-use fees for the festival to be viable, but the following Budapest assembly meetings fail to reach a resolution.[145][146]
October 19 – Fight Club holds a training camp inZánka. Orbán holds a private speech, that is leaked byTelex the next day, in which he claims Fidesz has troubles in terms of mobilization[148]
October 20 – A fire breaks out at the Danube Refinery operated byMOL inSzázhalombatta.[149]
October 21 – Plans for the Budapest Summit suspended[150]
October 23 – Commemorating the 1956 revolution, both Magyar and Orbán organizes major rallies. The former marches from Deák toHeroes' Square, the latter is a CÖF Peace March, from Elvis Presley tér toKossuth tér. Mi Hazánk also holds a gathering at Corvin köz.[151]
October 30 – Péter Magyar negotiates with Károly Gerendai, reaching a compromise on the continuation of Sziget Fesztivál.[152] The festival is confirmed to continue under Hungarian leadership and on November 4 the dates of the 2026 event are scheduled.[153]
October 31 –Ringier sellsBlikk and other magazines to Fidesz tied media group Indamedia.[154][155]
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