4 March – The first two COVID-19 cases are reported in Hungary.[2]
11 March - COVID-19 cases reached 13. Hungarian Government declared a medical emergency in Hungary, with several restriction to the general public, due to the rising COVID-19 cases.[3]
30 March – the Hungarian parliament voted in favor of passing legislation that would create a state of emergency without a time limit, grant Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the ability to rule by decree, the suspension of parliament with no elections, and prison sentences for spreading fake news and leaving quarantine.[4]
21 May – Two people are stabbed to death at Deák Ferenc Square, Budapest.[7] Due to the victim's allegiance to Újpest FC, and the alleged Romani identity of the attacker, the murder sparks protests. The protests are organised by football ultras and the far-right Our Homeland Movement.[8]
4 December – Former Jobbik member János Bencsik founds Civic Response party
15 December – The Hungarian parliament passes a law that effectively bans adoptions by same-sex couples. According to the measure, only married couples can adopt children while single people must obtain special approval to adopt from the family affairs minister, Lawmakers also amended the Hungarian constitution, with a new definition for family as the union of a father who is a man and a mother who is a woman.[10][11][12]
