Hungary approves bill on withdrawal from International Criminal Court

Members of the Hungarian Parliament have finally approved the bill on the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), TASS reported.

It is noted that during the vote more than two-thirds of deputies expressed support for the bill.

Before the final vote in parliament at the end of April, an intense debate took place. At that time, all deputies from the ruling Fidesz, the Hungarian Civic Union party and their partners, the Christian Democrats, were in favor of the bill, while representatives of the opposition liberal-democratic parties were against it.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that the ICC has become highly politicized in recent years and has been used by various countries to achieve their goals in international conflicts. "Hungary believes that politics and geopolitics have no place in international legal organizations," the top diplomat said.