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.
Justice Min: Constitutional Amendment about Freedom to Take Responsible Action Hungary's tenth constitutional amendment "is about preparing for extraordinary challenges in extraordinary times and the freedom to take responsible action",... 2022.05.10.
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.
Opposition’s Pres. Candidate Róna: “We belong to the West since St. Stephen, not to the East” The parliament decided on Thursday on the successor to President János Áder, with the governing Fidesz-KDNP nominating Katalin Novák, and... 2022.03.10.
Top Court’s Head: ‘The alternative of constitutional order is a coup’ Hungary's constitution can only be changed by observing current regulations, the head of the Constitutional Court said in an interview... 2021.12.20.
Top Court Head Publishes Open Letter ‘in Defence of Rule of Law’ Tamás Sulyok, the president of Hungary's Constitutional Court, on Tuesday published an open letter in response to growing political "perceptions"... 2021.12.15.
Top Court: Hungary Has Right to Supplement Incomplete EU Laws Hungary has the right to supplement incomplete European Union laws until which time the EU fully fills out its laws... 2021.12.10.
Vaccine Mandate for Health-Care Workers Legal, Top Court Rules The government mandate requiring health-care workers to get vaccinated against Covid is not unconstitutional, as it serves the smooth functioning... 2021.12.03.
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.
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.
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.
LMP: Opposition Should Jointly Initiate Constitutional Review of Climate Law The parliamentary groups of the opposition parties should jointly initiate that the Constitutional Court should review the law on climate... 2021.06.26.
Despite Loud Protests, Fidesz-KDNP Votes in Bill Against ‘Promoting Homosexuality’ The ruling parties voted to strengthen the anti-pedophilia law, along with the modifications affecting homosexual and transgender people. While initial... 2021.06.15.
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.
Opposition Parties Slam Gov’t for ‘Hypocritical’ Constitutional Amendment Opposition parties slammed the Orbán government after the Hungarian parliament approved the 9th constitutional amendment on Tuesday. They criticized the... 2020.12.17.
Ruling Parties Vote in 9th Constitutional Amendment Lawmakers on Tuesday adopted the 9th amendment to Hungary's constitution, stipulating that a mother is a woman and a father... 2020.12.15.
LMP Calls on Govt to Withdraw Bills Unrelated to Coronavirus Opposition LMP has called on the government to withdraw its recent proposals that are not related to the coronavirus epidemic,... 2020.11.16.
