Deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet Pavel Latushka congratulated Péter Magyar on his victory in Hungary’s parliamentary election and urged him to reverse the Hungarian parliament’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.
“In light of renewed pro-European mandate, I would like to highlight the possibility of invoking Article 68 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties to revoke Hungary’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute.
Victims from Belarus hope that Hungary remains committed to international justice, where those responsible for grave crimes, such as Lukashenko, face justice in The Hague”, Latushka wrote on X.
In April 2025, Hungary’s parliament voted to withdraw from participation in the International Criminal Court, describing the ICC as a politicized body that had “lost its impartiality and authority.”
The International Criminal Court is the first permanent international criminal justice body with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression. It was established on the basis of the Rome Statute, adopted on July 17, 1998. The court officially began operations on July 1, 2002, after the Rome Statute entered into force.
