2018 in Hungary

The following lists events that happened during 2018 in Hungary.

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See also:	Other events of 2018 List of years in Hungary

Incumbents

• President: János Áder
• Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán
• Speaker of the National Assembly: László Kövér

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 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]

Deaths

Further information: Category:2018 deaths and Deaths in 2018

January

Main article: Deaths in January 2018

• 6 January – Elza Brandeisz, 110, Hungarian dancer and teacher, conferred Righteous Among the Nations.^[15]
• 28 January – József Merényi, 89, Hungarian Olympic speed skater (1952).^[16]
• 31 January – István Marosi, 73, Hungarian Olympic handball player (1972).^[17]

February

Main article: Deaths in February 2018

• 3 February – Károly Palotai, 82, Hungarian football player and referee, Olympic champion (1964).^[18]
• 4 February – Etelka Barsi-Pataky, 76, Hungarian politician, MEP (2004–2009).^[19]
• 9 February – István Hevesi, 86, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic champion (1956).^[20]

March

Main article: Deaths in March 2018

• 4 March – Ernő Rozgonyi, 84, Hungarian politician, MP (1998–2002, 2010–2014).^[21]

April

Main article: Deaths in April 2018

• 1 April – Etelka Keserű, 92, Hungarian politician, Minister of Light Industry (1971–1980).^[22]

See also

• List of Hungarian films since 1990

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. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
7. . Zoom.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. 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. "Hungary's university ban on gender studies heats up culture war | DW | 18.10.2018". Deutsche Welle.
11. "Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban bans gender studies programmes". Independent.co.uk. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
12. "Hungary's PM bans gender study at colleges saying 'people are born either male or female'".
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.
15. Meghalt Soros Györgyék megmentője (in Hungarian)
16. "Olympedia – József Merényi".
17. Elhunyt a kézilabda-világválogatott magyar irányítója (in Hungarian)
18. Gyász: 82 éves korában elhunyt Palotai Károly (in Hungarian)
19. Elhunyt Barsiné Pataky Etelka volt EP-képviselő February 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
20. Elhunyt Hevesi István olimpiai bajnok vízilabdázó (in Hungarian)
21. Elhunyt Rozgonyi Ernő, a MIÉP pénzügyminiszter-jelöltje April 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
22. (in Hungarian)