Tisza Party (Tisztelet és Szabadság Párt)

Rule Changes

Governing party since April 2026

Hungary's searchable database of about 60,000 communist-era state security names went online on November 4 and drew 1.1 million visitors in a day. On November 6 the archive's director-general offered to resign after a software error wrongly listed 164 people who were under surveillance, including former Fidesz MP Lezsák Sándor, among the informants.

Updated 5 days ago

Rule Changes

Governing party with a two-thirds majority since May 2026

Hungary's parliament voted 139 to 51 on October 13 to strip anti-LGBTQ provisions from a 2021 'child protection' law. It's the first significant reversal of Viktor Orban's social agenda since he lost power in April.

Updated Oct 14

Force in Play

As of September 2026: Ruling party since April 2026

Hungary ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country on September 8, accusing them of activities 'unacceptable' under the Vienna Convention — diplomatic shorthand for espionage. It is Hungary's first mass expulsion of Russian personnel since the 2022 invasion, and it comes from a government that replaced Europe's most Kremlin-friendly leader.

Updated Sep 9

Rule Changes

As of July 2026: Governing with supermajority; reversed ICC withdrawal (May 27), passed media law (June 23), launched 'Operation Cleansing Fire' (June 22), removed President Sulyok via constitutional amendment (July 13)

Since taking office on May 9, 2026, Péter Magyar has unlocked €16.4 billion in frozen EU funds, reversed Hungary's ICC withdrawal, and launched a constitutional overhaul to remove Fidesz-era officeholders. The European Commission said on July 17 that Hungary's rule of law had shown 'radical change,' with a senior official noting things had moved 'very, very quickly in the right direction.'

Updated Jul 19