2018 in Hungary

The following lists events that happened during 2018 in Hungary.

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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

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]

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.[13][14]

Predicted and scheduled events

Deaths
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References
  1. Than, Krisztina; Szakacs, Gergely (9 April 2018). "Hungary's Strongman Viktor Orban Wins Third Term in Power". Reuters. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. Zalan, Eszter (9 April 2018). "Hungary's Orban in Sweeping Victory, Boosting EU Populists". EUobserver. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "George Soros foundation to close office in 'repressive' Hungary". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  5. "Soros foundation to leave Hungary". BBC News. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  6. 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.
  7. "Hivatalos: Megszűnt az Együtt". Zoom.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  8. "Help for migrants outlawed in Hungary". BBC News. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  9. "Brand New Far-Right Party Emerges from the Ashes of Jobbik". Hungary Today. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  10. https://www.dw.com/en/hungarys-university-ban-on-gender-studies-heats-up-culture-war/a-45944422
  11. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungary-bans-gender-studies-programmes-viktor-orban-central-european-university-budapest-a8599796.html
  12. https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/19/europe/hungary-bans-gender-study-at-colleges-trnd/index.html
  13. Walker, Shaun (2018-12-03). "'Dark day for freedom': Soros-affiliated university quits Hungary". Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  14. "George Soros-funded CEU 'forced out' of Budapest". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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