constitution

February 04, 2010, 10:03 CET

Mesterházy sends online message to Fidesz

Socialist Party prime ministerial candidate Attila Mesterházy has asked Fidesz chairman Viktor Orbán to be sincere when he delivers his "state of the nation" address on Friday. Mesterházy said in a message posted on the website YouTube that Orbán should... [read complete entry]

December 02, 2009, 09:39 CET

European Court of Human Rights cites Hungary for curbing free speech

Two top Hungarian courts were wrong to order a Hungarian historian to retract an article and pay legal costs after he wrote an article critical of the right-wing media, the European Court of Human Rights said on Tuesday. Laszlo Karsai... [read complete entry]

November 09, 2009, 09:08 CET

Orbán says he does not support overturning constitutional system

Victor Orban, the head of conservative opposition party Fidesz, said at an event in Kecskemet on Sunday that he neither planned nor supported a complete turnaround of Hungary's constitutional system. "I support a smaller parliament, I support reducing the size... [read complete entry]

August 12, 2009, 10:50 CET

Socialist Party joins calls for banning neo-Nazi march

The ruling Socialist Party has called on the police to prevent a march planned by neo-Nazi groups to mark the death anniversary of Nazi leader Rudolf Hess, Socialist MP Gergely Barandy told MTI on Tuesday. On basis of international agreements... [read complete entry]

June 30, 2009, 10:54 CET

Parliament rejects bid to change constitution to punish Holocaust denial

Parliament on Monday rejected the ruling Socialist party's proposal for a constitution change which aimed to make Holocaust-denial punishable. In a vote of 189 to 165 and 5 abstentions, deputies voted down the Socialist proposal to lift Holocaust-denial, currently regulated... [read complete entry]

May 18, 2009, 11:14 CET

Orbán says Fidesz aiming for constitution-changing supermajority

Viktor Orban, the leader of Hungary's main conservative opposition, told supporters on Saturday that his Fidesz party was intent on winning a two-thirds majority in the next parliamentary elections in 2010, giving the government the right to change the constitution.... [read complete entry]

March 02, 2009, 01:28 CET

Gyurcsány says gov't to initiate amendment of Constitution on hate speech

Hungary's government will initiate amending the constitution to limit the freedom of expression by restricting racist expression, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany told news portal Hirszerzo on Monday morning.... [read complete entry]

September 24, 2008, 09:51 CET

MPs clash over proposals for new civil code

MPs clashed in an opening debate on a new civil code in Parliament on Tuesday. Socialist Party keynote speaker Szilvia Kovács Frank proposed that childless marriages could be dissolved before a public notary.... [read complete entry]

July 11, 2008, 11:02 CET

Gyurcsány presses for changes to laws on assembly

Says criminal codes must be amended, and that restricting freedom of others is "not a basic right." [read complete entry]

July 11, 2008, 10:46 CET

Orbán says country "trapped" by minority government

Opposition chief claims current cabinet unable to enforce laws; dodges question about party's willingness to participate in talks over assembly law changes. [read complete entry]

July 10, 2008, 11:29 CET

Hungary's legal approach to "extreme" political speech now officially insane

So I'll try to keep this short, because if I think about it too much I'll probably have a nervous breakdown. As you may have heard, two interesting and potentially far-reaching court decisions were handed down on Tuesday regarding political... [read complete entry]

January 17, 2008, 11:35 CET

State President expected to set referendum date in February

A date for a referendum on the government's reforms may be decided as early as next month if the Constitution Court (AB) can investigate related complaints by the beginning of February, writes Magyar Nemzet. On Tuesday, the AB said that... [read complete entry]