The Golden Bull, the Foundation of Hungary’s Constitutionalism The Friends of Hungary Foundation (MOBA) organized a conference entitled "Decretum of our Hungarianness - our civilizational heritage" at the... 2023.04.24.
Parliament Adopts 11th Amendment to Constitution On Tuesday, Parliament adopted the 11th amendment to Hungary's Fundamental Law, timing local elections in Hungary to fall on the... 2022.07.20.
Christian Democrats Group Leader: Constitution Amendment to Allow Govt Room for Manoeuver In an emergency the government needs to have the ability to act fast and effectively, that is why Hungary's constitution... 2022.05.24.
Parliament to Debate 10th Amendment to Constitution Lawmakers will debate the tenth amendment to Hungary's constitution, officially called the Fundamental Law on Tuesday, Hungarian news agency MTI... 2022.05.10.
House Speaker: Allowing Govt to Make Swift Decisions on Ukraine War in Hungary’s National Interest Amending the Constitution to authorize the government to make fast decisions concerning the war in Ukraine is in Hungary's national... 2022.05.04.
Justice Minister Submits 10th Constitutional Amendment Proposal Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Facebook on Tuesday that she had submitted the 10th amendment proposal to the Fundamental... 2022.05.04.
Judicial Council Rejects Top Court President’s Proposal to Condemn Opposition’s Plan of Amending Constitution The National Judicial Council (OBT) did not support the motion of Zsolt András Varga, President of Hungary’s supreme court, the... 2022.01.28.
Constitutional Court Overrules Supreme Court, Giving Green Light to Gov’t’s 5th Referendum Question Regarding the question "Do you support the availability of non-conversion treatments for minor children?," the Constitutional Court announced that the... 2021.12.18.
PMO Head: Ruling Parties ‘the Only Heir to Freedom’ in Hungary The stakes in next year's general election are especially high because Hungary's ruling parties are "the only heir to freedom"... 2021.11.17.
Justice Minister: New Constitution ‘Defines National Identity, World View, Sovereignty’ for All Hungarians Hungary's fundamental law is "not just a document but a charter that establishes an alliance linking the past and future,... 2021.11.17.
Press Roundup: Márki-Zay Gathers Support Among Intellectuals Critics of both the government and of the opposition parties welcome the result of the opposition primary but wonder what... 2021.10.22.
DK: House Speaker ‘Threatening Dobrev with Imprisonment’ According to the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), Speaker of Parliament László Kövér has threatened Klára Dobrev, DK's MEP and prime... 2021.10.07.
Fidesz’s Kövér: Plans to Amend Constitution with Simple Majority ‘Cross Line of Criminal Law’ Those who believe the constitution can be amended with a simple parliamentary majority "cross the line of criminal law", Speaker... 2021.10.06.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on Discord Within the Opposition Over Proposals to Scrap the 2011 Constitution Commentators across the political spectrum wonder whether, if they win the election next April, the opposition could or would revoke... 2021.10.04.
Press Roundup: Voting in Opposition Primaries Underway As voting begins in the opposition primaries to choose PM Orbán’s challenger, weeklies and the weekend editions of dailies wonder... 2021.09.20.
Press Roundup: Crossfire of Accusations of Demagoguery A pro-government commentator interprets Budapest Mayor Karácsony’s threat to veto the Budapest Athletics Championship as a demagogic stunt. A liberal... 2021.08.30.
Gov’t Proposes Display of ‘National Creed’ in Public Institutions Marking the tenth anniversary of Hungary's Fundamental Law, the government will display the National Creed, a credo of values preceding... 2021.08.05.
House Speaker Kövér: Hungary Wants to Stay ‘Hungarian Country’ Addressing a conference on the subject of the constitution on Friday, House Speaker László Kövér referred to Hungary's basic law... 2021.06.25.
Press Roundup: Opposition Debate Continues on How to Revoke the Constitution On consecutive days, the left-wing national daily carries two diverging opinions about whether the Left should swiftly abolish the Fundamental... 2021.06.03.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Dispatches from the Trenches in the Culture War A pro-government commentator finds it justified for the government to have reclaimed national sovereignty from what he calls the ‘post-Communist... 2021.02.23.
Main Opposition Parties to Run on Joint List in 2022 After a long preparation and negotiation process, Hungary's six most significant opposition parties agreed to run on a joint list... 2020.12.21.
