Hungary reverses Orbán-era plan to leave International Criminal Court

133 lawmakers from the Tisza party voted to cancel Orbán's decision, while 37 lawmakers from Fidesz-KDNP voted against it, and 5 lawmakers from Mi Hazánk abstained.

The decision will take effect the day after the law is published.

The government had already expressed its intention in a resolution last week to stop the withdrawal process initiated based on the previous Orbán government's decision.

New Prime Minister Péter Magyar submitted the bill to parliament on behalf of the government on Tuesday, May 26.

He justified the proposal by stating that "for the preservation of international peace and security and the protection of human rights, it is necessary to hold those responsible for the gravest international crimes accountable in an international judicial forum."

According to Magyar, for this, it is necessary to preserve Hungary's participation in the Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Hungary's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court

Earlier, Hungary sharply criticized the International Criminal Court over the issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, whom the court suspects of war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán publicly stated that the country would not comply with this decision of the international body. He even decided to withdraw Hungary from the International Criminal Court.

In April 2025, the Hungarian parliament supported the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.

However, last week it became known that Hungary's new government, led by Péter Magyar, officially abandoned plans to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.