2018 in Hungary
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The following lists events that happened during 2018 in Hungary.
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 20 – Hungarian Parliament has pass the "Stop Soros law", for anyone "facilitating illegal immigration" will face a year in jail.[7]
- June – two former Jobbik MPs László Toroczkai and Dóra Dúró form their own nationalist party Our Home Movement.[8]
Predicted and scheduled events
Deaths
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.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/george-soros-foundation-close-office-repressive-hungary-180515160314017.html
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44082976
- ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/15/soros-foundation-close-office-budapest-hungarian-governments/
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44546030
- ^ https://hungarytoday.hu/brand-new-far-right-party-emerges-from-the-ashes-of-jobbik/
