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Hungary repeals most of its 2021 child protection law.
13 Oct 2026
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Hungary repeals most of its 2021 child protection law1
Hungary's parliament voted on 13 October 2026 to repeal most of the 2021 child protection law passed under Viktor Orban, keeping the part that protects under-18s from sexually explicit or violent material. The bill passed 139 to 51.
- Hungary's parliament passed the amendment on Tuesday 13 October 2026
- Repeals most provisions of the 2021 anti-LGBTQ 'child protection' law, except the clause protecting under-18s from sexually explicit or violent material
- Vote was 139 in favour, 51 against
- The European Court of Justice had ruled against the law in April
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Peter Magyar sworn in as Hungary's prime minister2345
Peter Magyar of the Tisza Party took office as prime minister of Hungary on 9 May, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year tenure; his cabinet was sworn in on 12 May.
- Peter Magyar was sworn in as Hungary's prime minister on 9 May 2026, ending Viktor Orban's 16 years in power
- His Tisza party won 141 of 199 parliamentary seats
- Anita Orban is deputy prime minister and foreign minister; Andras Karman is finance minister
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Peter Magyar's Tisza wins Hungary election, ending Orban's 16 years6789
Hungary's opposition Tisza party led by Peter Magyar won the 12 April election with about 53 percent and a two-thirds majority, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year rule. Orban conceded.
- Election 12 April 2026
- Tisza 53.2 percent of the vote; 138 of 199 seats on preliminary count, 141 in the final count of 18 April
- Fidesz-KDNP about 38.6 percent; 55 seats preliminary, 52 final
- Record turnout: about 77.8 percent preliminary, about 79.6 percent final
- Orban conceded the result as 'painful but unambiguous'
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