Incumbents

President – László Sólyom
Prime Minister – Ferenc Gyurcsány (until 14 April); Gordon Bajnai (starting 14 April)

Events

March 21 - Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány announced his intention to resign as Prime Minister.^[1]^[2]

July 2 - the Metropolitan Court of Appeal (Fővárosi Ítélőtábla) disbanded the Magyar Gárda (Hungarian Guard Movement) a patriotic-nationalistic association. It was coined a paramilitary, a party-militia, or – sarcastically – an operetta-guard by its opponents and certain media outlets, even though it was never armed. It was in varyingly close relationship with the Jobbik party in Hungary

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Years in Hungary (1918–present)

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