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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent

Hungarian MPs vote to remain member of ICC, overturning decision made by Orbán

Magyar speaking in parliament
Péter Magyar said Hungary would not join China, Israel, Russia and the US in refusing to recognise the ICC. Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters

Lawmakers in Hungary have voted overwhelmingly for the country to remain a member of the international criminal court, reversing a decision made by the previous government of Viktor Orbán.

Wednesday’s vote came days before the country was poised to become the only EU member state not to recognise the jurisdiction of the global tribunal, which aims to prosecute those accused of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

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