Ákos Hadházy

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Ákos Ányos Hadházy (born 4 March 1974 in Debrecen) is a Hungarian veterinarian, politician and anti-corruption activist. He first became known for exposing corruption in state tenders with the help of the korrupcioinfo.hu portal. He began in Fidesz local politics in Szekszárd but left the party in 2013 after an interview and leaked material suggesting favoritism in tobacco tendering. He then joined the left-wing green party LMP, ran for Szekszárd mayor in 2014 (after a court overturned the initial result) and soon became a leading figure in the party, becoming co-chair in 2016.

In September 2016 he was elected to Parliament on the LMP list and served on the Legislative Committee. He spoke out against the government's migrant-quota referendum in 2016 and pushed for greater opposition cooperation in the 2018 elections, which led to internal conflict and his departure from LMP that year. Since 2018 he has been an independent MP, and in 2022 he won Budapest’s 8th district as an independent, despite a nationwide Fidesz victory.

Hadházy briefly refused to take his oath of office in 2022, prompting ongoing debates about oath rules that opponents called “Lex Hadházy.” In 2025 he led weekly protests in Budapest against government restrictions on civil liberties and against the prime minister’s Hatvanpuszta estate, continuing demonstrations with varying intensity and sometimes criticizing opposition leaders for accepting tough election rules.