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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced his intention to leave the court’s jurisdiction last month as he welcomed Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyhu to Hungary.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban talk after a welcoming ceremony with a guard of honor at Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, on April 3, 2025. Denes Erdos/AP Photo
The Hungarian Parliament approved a bill on May 20 that will begin the country’s year-long withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government announced the move in April, shortly after his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, visited Hungary in defiance of an ICC arrest warrant.
