Source: US News & World Report
“Hungary’s parliament on Wednesday approved legislation to maintain the country’s membership in the International Criminal Court, reversing a 2025 decision made by the government of Viktor Orban. Orban’s government decided to withdraw from the ICC, saying the court had become ‘political.’ Current Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who ousted Orban in parliamentary elections last month, pledged to halt the withdrawal process and keep Hungary in the ICC. The International Criminal Court was set up more than two decades ago to prosecute those accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Orban’s government announced the withdrawal in April 2025, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary for a state visit in a rare trip abroad in defiance of an ICC arrest warrant.” (05/27/26)