The Hungarian parliament on Wednesday passed a motion rescinding a law that had initiated a process for Hungary to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Recently elected Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced the legislative step on Friday. It empowers him to formally rescind the application for Hungary to leave the ICC submitted by his right-wing populist predecessor, Viktor Orbán.
According to the parliamentary website, most of the 133 deputies of TISZA, the conservative party headed by Magyar, voted for the motion. There were 37 opposed and five abstentions.
Established in 2002, the ICC based in The Hague prosecutes war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
Orbán, whose Fidesz party lost the elections in April, submitted a withdrawal application to the ICC almost a year ago after the relevant motion was passed by parliament. The withdrawal was to have taken effect at the beginning of June.
Orbán maintained good relations with politicians subject to ICC arrest warrants, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu was visiting Budapest at Orbán's invitation in April 2025 when Orbán first announced his intention to withdraw Hungary from the ICC.
Orbán had made clear that he would ignore the ICC arrest warrant, issued in relation to alleged war crimes committed by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip.
