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Events in the year 2023 in Hungary.

## Incumbents

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* President: Katalin Novák
* Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán
* Speaker of the National Assembly: László Kövér

## Events

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### January

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* 3 January - The Hungarian state-owned 4iG company buys Digi's Hungarian division.
* 9 January - 4iG buys 49% ownership of Vodafone Hungary.[1][2][3]
* 23 January - Renovated Ferenciek tere and Deák Ferenc Tér stations are open on Metro Line 3[4]

### February

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* 12 February - Researchers at the Konkoly Observatory in Hungary discover 2023 CX1, a 1-metre (3.3-foot) asteroid predicted to fall harmlessly as a fireball over the English Channel at 03:00 UTC, making it the seventh asteroid to be discovered before impacting Earth.[5]

### March

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* 2 March - Ministry of Interior publishes a proposed bill for defining the working conditions, advancement and status of Hungarian teachers. Commonly known as the "status law", it sparks a new wave of protests from teachers and students.[6][7]
* 20 March - Renovated Arany János utca, Nyugati Pályaudvar and Dózsa György út stations open on Metro Line 3. Service resumes on full length, only Lehel tér and Nagyvárad tér stations are skipped.[8]
* 30 March - Anna Donáth announces the foundation of Hungary of Tomorrow Association (Holnap Magyarországa Egyesület).[9]

### April

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* 4 April – Attila Mesterházy leaves MSZP and founds his own left-wing party with László Szakács, called Socialists and Democrats (Szocialisták és Demokraták).[10]
* 12 April – US imposes sanctions on 3 leading officials of the International Investment Bank (IIB), including its Hungarian vice president Imre Laszlóczki.[11]
* 13 April – Government of Hungary announces its withdrawal from the International Investment Bank.
* 24 April – Thousands protest against new education law.[12] A part of the crowd marches to the Carmelite Monastery. Police uses tear gas once.[13]
* 28 April – György Budaházy is given a Pardon by Hungarian president Katalin Novák.[14][15]
* 28-30 April – Pope Francis visits Hungary.[16]

### May

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* 1 May – MBH Bank begins operations, following the merger of MKB Bank Plc., Takarékbank Plc. and Budapest Bank Plc.
* 3 May –
* Student protesters march to the Carmelite Monastery and break the fencing around the building. Police pushes back the crowd with tear gas.[17] 5 people are charged with violence against officials and 8 for covering their faces with masks.[18][19] Momentum PM Márton Tompos is dragged behind police lines.[20]
* Parliament votes to extend the state of emergency due to the Russian-Ukrainian war and rule by decree until November 25.[21][22]
* Parliament passes justice reform mandated by the European Commission.[23]
* 4-5 May – CPAC Hungary is held in the Bálna building in Budapest.[24]
* 19 May – Student protest against the status law. They march from Kossuth tér to Oktogon. After the speeches, they marched towards the FIDESZ headquarters, but they were blocked by police.[25][26]
* 22 May – Renovated Lehel tér and Nagyvárad tér metro stations are opened, concluding the 2017-2023 renovation of Metro Line 3.[27]

### August

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* 1 August – MÁV closes 10 railway lines (lines 89, 114, 121, 125, 38, 47, 78, 98, 103, and 146).[28]
* 20 August – Péter Jakab's On the People's Side Movement officially becomes a party.

### September

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* 7 September – Gábor Vona's Second Reform Era Foundation becomes a political party.[29][30]
* 15 September – Hungary imposes a national import ban on 24 Ukrainian agricultural products, including grains, vegetables, several meat products and honey.[31]
* 16 Sep 2023 – Péter Márki-Zay's Everybody's Hungary People's Party officially becomes a party.[32]

### October

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* 17 October – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold talks at the Belt and Road Initiative forum in Beijing, China. It is the first meeting between Putin and an EU leader since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[33]

### November

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* 6 November – László L. Simon is fired as Director-General of the Hungarian National Museum for his refusal to ban minors from viewing the World Press Photo exhibition
* 18 November – 30th Fidesz Party Congress, Viktor Orbán is re-elected as party president as the sole candidate, alongside his vice presidents.[34]
* 23 November – Electoral agreement between DK and Párbeszéd, DK agrees to support Gergely Karácsony as Budapest mayoral candidate[35]
* 30 November – Momentum declares their support for Karácsony's candidacy[36]

### December

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* 12 December – Parliament restores party-list proportional elections for the General Assembly of Budapest. The motion was proposed by Our Homeland Movement.[37]

## Deaths

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Further information: Category:2023 deaths and Deaths in 2023

### January

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Main article: Deaths in January 2023

* 4 January — Géza Morcsányi, 70, playwright and actor (On Body and Soul).[38]
* 9 January — Ferenc Mészáros, 72, footballer (Vasas SC, Vitória de Setúbal, national team).[39]
* 14 January — Gáspár Miklós Tamás, 74, politician, member of the national assembly (1989–1994).[40]
* 16 January — Ferenc Varga, 97, sprint canoer, Olympic bronze medalist (1952).[41]
* 19 January— Imre Mécs, 89, chairman of the committee of national defense (1994–1998)
* 30 January — László Kordás, 53, politician, member of the National Assembly (2022–2023)[42]
* 31 January — Egon Schmidt, 91, orthodontist and natural historian[43]

## See also

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* List of Hungarian films of the 2020s

## References

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2. ^ "Hungary exempts sale of local Vodafone unit from competition scrutiny". Reuters. 10 January 2023.
3. ^ "Vodafone to get €1.7 billion from sale of Hungary unit". RTÉ.ie. 9 January 2023.
4. ^ "Január 23-tól már a Deák Ferenc térig jár az M3-as metró Dél-Pest felől". bkk.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-13.
5. ^ "Scout: NEOCP Hazard Assessment". cneos.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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10. ^ "Kilép az MSZP-ből és új pártot alapít Mesterházy Attila". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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12. ^ "Le a bosszútörvénnyel! Le az elnyomással!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
13. ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2023-04-24). "Lefújtak egy tüntető tanárt könnygázzal a rendőrök a Karmelitánál". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
14. ^ "Convicted terrorist pardoned in Hungary on eve of Pope's visit". CNN. 30 April 2023.
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17. ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2023-05-03). "A rendőrség könnygázt vetett be és öt embert, köztük a Momentum politikusát is előállította a státusztörvény elleni tüntetésen". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
18. ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2023-05-04). "Öt embert előállítottak a Karmelitánál, nyolcat pedig arcuk eltakarása miatt jelentett fel a rendőrség". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
19. ^ "Folytatjuk!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
20. ^ Illés, Szurovecz (2023-05-04). "Éjjel fél 2-kor engedték ki Tompos Mártont". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
21. ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2023-05-03). "Igent mondott a parlament a veszélyhelyzet-hosszabbításra és a rendeleti kormányzás folytatására". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
22. ^ "Az Országgyűlés Törvényalkotási Bizottsága" (PDF). www.parlament.hu. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
23. ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2023-05-03). "Elfogadta az Európai Bizottsággal egyeztetett igazságügyi csomagot a parlament". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
24. ^ "Program". www.cpachungary.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
25. ^ Levente, Holló Bettina, Balázsi (2023-05-19). "Vascsavar és gumibot – diáktüntetés Budapesten". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-20.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
26. ^ "Gyerekeket bántasz! - 7IGEN-nel a gyermekbántalmazó rendszer ellen". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
27. ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2023-05-22). "Itt a vége: befejeződött az M3-as metróvonal felújítása – képek". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
28. ^ "Augusztus elsejétől 10 regionális vasútvonalon vonathelyettesítő autóbuszok közlekednek". MÁV-csoport (in Hungarian). 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
29. ^ Kijelentő mondatok | Vona Gábor bejelentése, 7 September 2023, retrieved 2023-09-08
30. ^ "Vona Gábor bejelentette, hogy párttá alakul a Második Reformkor Alapítvány". telex (in Hungarian). 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
31. ^ Payne, Julia; Charlish, Alan (2023-09-15). "Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grains". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
32. ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2023-09-16). "Megtartotta alapító kongresszusát Márki-Zay Péter pártja". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
33. ^ "Putin meets Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán in first meeting with EU leader since invasion of Ukraine". AP News. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
34. ^ Sándor, Németh Márton (2023-11-18). "Orbán Viktornak nem volt kihívója, maradnak az alelnökök is". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
35. ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2023-11-23). "Megszületett a Gyurcsány-Karácsony választási paktum, lezárták a jelöltvitákat". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
36. ^ "A Momentum is beáll Karácsony Gergely mögé az önkormányzati választáson". telex (in Hungarian). 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
37. ^ "Megszületett a döntés: visszaállítják a listás választási rendszert Budapesten". Portfolio.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
38. ^ "Meghalt Morcsányi Géza". www.index.hu (in Hungarian). 4 January 2023.
39. ^ "Leões de luto por Ferenc Mészáros (Sporting)". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
40. ^ György, Bugyinszki (2023-01-15). "Meghalt Tamás Gáspár Miklós". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-01-15.
41. ^ "Elhunyt Varga Ferenc, a sportág első magyar olimpiai érmese". kajakkenusport.hu (in Hungarian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
42. ^ "Meghalt Kordás László, a DK országgyűlési képviselője". telex (in Hungarian). 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
43. ^ "Elhunyt Schmidt Egon, az MME Tiszteletbeli elnöke, Kossuth-díjas ornitológus író". Magyar Madártani és Természetvédelmi Egyesület (in Hungarian). 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

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