The request for review was filed by the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party, who argued that the question gave "the false impression that sex reassignment surgery for minors is available today," even though it is not.Continue reading
Hungary’s Supreme Court, the Kúria, has decided that one of the questions, namely: “Do you support the promotion of sex reassignment treatments for minors?”, can be included in the controversial child protection referendum previously initiated by the Orbán-led government.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in July that his administration had decided to initiate a referendum in defense of Hungary’s controversial “child protection law” from the attacks of Brussels.
The initiative includes the following five questions:
Not long after, on July 30, the National Election Committee (NVB) approved all five of the referendum questions. Since then however, several political organizations and individuals challenged them at Hungary’s supreme court, claiming several of the questions are unclear, while some are even unconstitutional.
As a result, the Kúria began to review the raised complaints and ruled in October that the fourth question cannot be included in a referendum, annuling the decision of NVB. In response, the government has lodged a complaint to the Constitutional Court against this decision.
On Monday, the Kúria decided on a new question as well, Népszava reported. According to Hungary’s top court, the question of “Do you support the promotion of sex reassignment treatments for minors?” can be part of a national referendum.
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