Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Parliament set up five inquiry committees on the child protection crisis, the pardon scandal, the loss of public assets, abuses by bailiffs and the affairs around the MNB. Máté Kocsis's immunity was not lifted in a court case.
The Prime Minister appointed Anita Köböl, Éva Magyar and Vanda Szondi deputy state secretaries at the Prime Minister's Office. The appointments are effective from 28 May 2026.
Weight: 1/3 · Personnel decision, a routine matter.
President Tamás Sulyok confirmed academician Mihály Pósfai as president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He did so based on the decision of the Academy's General Assembly of 5 May 2026.
Weight: 1/3 · Routine decision of the President (appointment, award or similar).
At the initiative of the TISZA group, Parliament set up a committee of inquiry to uncover the crisis of the child protection system. According to the justification, more than 21,000 children live in specialised care, and there are problems with the number of foster parents, funding, buildings and staff shortages. The committee does not examine individual cases but why cooperation between bodies does not work well and who is responsible. In the six-member committee TISZA has 3 members and Fidesz, KDNP and Mi Hazánk 1 each, and members are not paid. It must prepare its report by 31 December 2026, and it will be public.
Weight: 3/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented (linked to promise V01).
At the initiative of the TISZA group, Parliament set up a committee of inquiry to uncover abuses in the enforcement (bailiff) system. According to the justification, enforcement affects almost two million people, and the Schadl–Völner case showed serious problems in appointments and pay. The committee examines systemic causes and proposes a state, non-profit, cheaper and more humane enforcement model. In the six-member committee TISZA has 3 members and Fidesz, KDNP and Mi Hazánk 1 each. It must prepare its report by 31 December 2026.
Weight: 3/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented (linked to promise B04).
At the initiative of the TISZA group, Parliament set up a committee of inquiry to uncover spontaneous privatisation around the change of regime and the loss of public assets. The committee examines privatisation between 1987 and 2000, including management buyouts, transferring assets out below value and movements of party and trade union assets. Its task is to name those responsible and propose making related documents public. In the six-member committee TISZA has 3 members and Fidesz, KDNP and Mi Hazánk 1 each. It must prepare its report by 31 December 2026.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented.
At the initiative of the TISZA group, Parliament set up a committee of inquiry to uncover abuses related to the past operation of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank. The committee examines the asset management of the MNB foundations, the investments of the OPTIMA group, and real estate investments and headquarters renovations. Its starting point is the State Audit Office's 2025 finding that the management of assets worth hundreds of billions of forints became opaque. As criminal proceedings are also under way, the committee examines systemic rather than individual criminal liability. It must prepare its report by 31 December 2026.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented (linked to promise E02, T05).
At the initiative of the TISZA group, Parliament set up a committee of inquiry to identify those responsible for the Bicske pardon case. According to the justification, the professional proposal and the justice minister originally did not support the pardon, yet the decision was made. The committee examines the role of the Sándor Palace, the Ministry of Justice, political background figures and possible church intercessors. In the six-member committee TISZA has 3 members and Fidesz, KDNP and Mi Hazánk 1 each. It must prepare its report by 31 December 2026, and it will be public.
Weight: 1/3 · Personnel decision, a routine matter.
Parliament changed the Fidesz membership of three committees. In the Committee on Digitalisation and Technology, Béla Radics replaced Anna Molnárné Lezsák, and in the Committee on Education Anna Molnárné Lezsák replaced Béla Radics. István József Vitányi was elected to the Health Committee to the seat previously vacated by Sándor Kovács.
Weight: 1/3 · Internal personnel or organisational decision of Parliament.
Parliament did not suspend the immunity of MP Máté Kocsis. The case started at the request of the Pest Central District Court, but the resolution does not describe what the case is about.
Weight: 1/3 · Internal personnel or organisational decision of Parliament.
The Ministry of Finance page collects earlier monthly reports on the central subsystem of public finances. The page was updated after its date, as it already contains August 2026 data. According to these, the deficit of the central subsystem was HUF 5,169.1 billion by the end of August, increased mainly by HUF 2,186.9 billion of pre-financing of EU recovery (RRF) programmes in August. The text of the January and March reports is not in the cache.
Weight: 1/3 · Informational document, not a decision.
Official introduction (original Hungarian): Az államháztartás központi alrendszerének korábbi mérlegei, kimutatásai és általános helyzetének összefoglalása.
Issue no. 59 of the Hungarian Gazette (Magyar Közlöny) for 2026 appeared on 27 May and contains 9 items. Parliament set up five committees of inquiry: into child protection, the pardon case, spontaneous privatisation, enforcement abuses and MNB matters. The President confirmed Mihály Pósfai as president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Parliament did not suspend Máté Kocsis's immunity. Each item is described separately on this page.
Weight: 1/3 · Gazette issue: the items in it are rated separately.