Hungarian withdrawal from the European Union

Proposed withdrawal of Hungary from the European Union

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Conservatism in Hungary

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Principles

* Anti-communism
* Anti-LGBT
* Anti-gender movement
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* Anti-Masonry
* Aristocracy
* Hungarian nobility
* Euroscepticism
* Huxit
* Familialism
* Family policies
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* Trianon syndrome
* Székely autonomy movement
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* Religion
* Catholicism
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* Sovereignty

History

* Austria-Hungary
* White Terror
* Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)
* Hungarian Revolution of 1956
* End of communism in Hungary
* Antall Government

Intellectuals

* Apponyi
* Furedi
* Habsburg-Lothringen
* Kolnai
* Lezsák
* Mannheim
* Maszak
* Mindszenty
* Molnar
* Pappin
* Tisza
* Wass

Politicians

* Andrássy
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* Apponyi
* Bethlen
* Csurka
* Friedrich
* Gömbös
* Horthy
* Huszár
* von Klebelsberg
* Lezsák
* Márki-Zay
* Orbán
* Slachta
* Teleki
* Tildy
* Tisza
* Toroczkai
* Volner
* Vona
* Zichy

Parties

Active

* Christian Democratic People's Party
* Civic Response
* Everybody's Hungary People's Party
* Fidesz
* National Self-Government of Germans
in Hungary
* New Start
* Our Homeland Movement
* Jobbik

Defunct

* Catholic People's Party
* Christian National Union Party
* Conservative Party
* Freedom Party
* Hungarian Democratic Forum
* Hungarian Independence Party
* Hungarian Justice and Life Party
* Independent Smallholders Party
* Unity Party

Organisations

* Danube Institute
* Fidelitas
* Fidesz–KDNP

Media

* Central European Press and Media Foundation
* Figyelő
* Hír TV
* Magyar Nemzet
* Mandiner
* Origo
* Szabad Föld
* Világgazdaság
* Echo TV
* Hetek
* Heti Válasz
* Magyar Demokrata
* Magyar Hírlap
* The European Conservative

Related topics

* Liberalism and radicalism in Hungary
* Diet of Hungary
* Szeged Idea
* The War Against the West (1928)

* Conservatism portal
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It has been proposed that Hungary withdraw from the European Union (EU), a scenario sometimes referred to as Huxit,[1] Huexit,[2] Hunxit,[3] and Hunexit,[4] all being portmanteaus of "Hungary" and "exit".[5] In Hungary, a member of the EU since 2004, right-wing populist politicians have drawn comparisons between the EU and the former Soviet Union (USSR), seen as a past oppressor in the country. Furthermore, democratic backsliding is a phenomenon present in Hungary. As a result, it has been suggested that Hungary should leave the EU.[6]

In 2021, the Parliament of Hungary promulgated the Hungarian anti-LGBT law, which aimed to ban all content for children that may be considered as "promoting homosexuality" and which linked the LGBT community to pedophilia. This law received significant criticism from other EU countries, with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, even suggesting to the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, that Hungary should leave the EU.[7][8]

On 8 May 2022, János Volner, a former member of the political party Jobbik, announced that his own political party, the Volner Party, would be renamed the Huxit Party and adopt Hungarian withdrawal from the EU as its main objective.[9]

Hungary is legally allowed to leave the EU according to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. Therefore, the country could exit the union following a referendum, which would require a change to the Constitution of Hungary with the support of two-thirds of the Hungarian parliament. This was proposed by Hungarian politician Dóra Dúró, a member of the Our Homeland Movement party.[3] However, withdrawal from the EU is not popular among the Hungarian public. A 2016 poll revealed that 68% of Hungarians wanted to remain in the EU, while only 17% preferred to leave.[10] In 2020, support for the EU was even higher, with 85% of polled Hungarians supporting the country's membership in the union.[11]

## See also

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* Timeline of Hungary–European Union relations

## References

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1. ^ Verseck, Keno (21 August 2021). "Hungary vs EU: Is Orban striving for Huxit?". Deutsche Welle.
2. ^ "Viktor Orbán a vorbit în premieră despre posibilitatea ca Ungaria să iasă din UE. Budapesta neagă informația" (in Romanian). Radio Europa Liberă România. 13 February 2022.
3. ^ a b "Ki tudná léptetni a kormány Magyarországot az EU-ból?". Szabad Európa (in Hungarian). 8 December 2020.
4. ^ Scholtz, Leopold (23 March 2021). "Is "Hunexit" en "Polexit" volgende?". Maroela Media (in Afrikaans).
5. ^ "Huxit: Could Hungary go the way of Great Britain?". Kafkadesk. 17 August 2021.
6. ^ Spike, Justin; Gera, Vanessa (25 September 2021). "Is it a bluff? Some in Hungary and Poland talk of EU pullout". Yahoo! News.
7. ^ Tadeo, Maria; Albanese, Chiara (24 June 2021). "Dutch leader challenges Hungary to leave EU over LGBTQ spat". Bloomberg News.
8. ^ Baczynska, Gabriela (25 June 2021). "EU to Hungary's Orbán: Respect LGBT rights or leave". Reuters.
9. ^ Bereznay, István (8 May 2022). "A Volner Párt Huxit néven folytatja, kiléptetnék az országot az EU-ból" (in Hungarian). Index.
10. ^ Adam, Christopher (4 August 2016). "No Huxit referendum – Proposed vote on Hungary leaving the EU deemed unconstitutional". Hungarian Free Press.
11. ^ "Medián: Rekordon a magyar EU-tagság támogatottsága". Heti Világgazdaság (in Hungarian). 9 December 2020.

## External links

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* The dictionary definition of Huxit at Wiktionary

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