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Hungarian parliamentary attendance penalties

Overview

In late July 2026, data from the Hungarian Parliament showed Fidesz‑KDNP MP Lázár János missing 178 of 219 votes, giving him an attendance rate of just 18.72 % and making him the most absent member. The record highlighted a broader pattern of high absenteeism among governing party MPs.

A week later, the parliamentary speaker applied a newly introduced penalty that reduces an MP’s honorarium if they miss more than a quarter of votes. Lázár’s salary was cut to the minimum wage, and former foreign minister Szijjártó Péter, who had resigned his mandate and taken a job with Chinese automaker BYD, also saw his remuneration reduced. Other MPs, such as Orbán Balázs, faced similar pay reductions. The enforcement demonstrates a stricter disciplinary approach to parliamentary attendance in Hungary.

Entities

Lázár János · Országgyűlés (Hungarian Parliament) · Fidesz‑KDNP · Forsthoffer Ágnes · Szijjártó Péter

Timeline

  1. 20 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Hungarian MPs Lázár János and Szijjártó Péter see salaries slashed over absenteeism

    Hungarian MPs Lázár János and Szijjártó Péter had their July salaries cut to minimum levels after missing most parliamentary votes, following new attendance penalties enforced by speaker Forsthoffer Ágnes.

  2. 29 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Lázár János records highest absenteeism among active Hungarian MPs

    Fidesz MP Lázár János missed 178 of 219 votes (18.7% participation), topping the absentee list; all five most absent MPs are from the governing alliance.

Sources

g7.hu · hang.hu