Boycotts and Warnings Dominate Hungarian Parliament
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Boycotts and warnings dominate Hungarian parliament
Monday’s session of the Hungarian parliament was dominated by President András Baka’s unusual pre-agenda address, boycotts by opposition parties and warnings over trust in some of the country’s key institutions. Prime Minister Péter Magyar later defended his government’s first months in office and pledged to review disputed state contracts and recover public assets where wrongdoing […] Continue reading: https://dailynewshungary.com/hungarian-par…
The Hungarian opposition party Fides refused to attend the first parliamentary speech of the new President of the country, Andras Baki, protesting against the removal of his predecessor, informed the President of the Yanos Bok party. According to the President of the party, the deputies do not intend to legitimize the removal of the former Head of State, and transmits RIA News. "Fidez's deputies will not be present at Andras Baki's speech. We do…
This was announced by Fidesz faction leader János Bóka, who said that "they will not legitimize with their presence" what they consider unacceptable.
János Bóka stated that Fidesz "will not assist in the arbitrary exercise of power."
In an unusual move, President András Baka asked to speak in parliament before the agenda, explaining why he is proposing Zoltán Szathmáry as Chief Prosecutor to replace Bálint Gábor Nagy, who left office on August 25. The head of state also mentioned that the public perception of the prosecution service in Hungary is at an all-time low, and why he did not veto the process of electing new members of the Constitutional Court.
The National Assembly will hold its session on Monday at 1 p.m., opened by speeches by President András Baka and Prime Minister Péter Magyar before the agenda. The opposition faction leaders can respond to the Prime Minister's speech, which will last up to 90 minutes. This will mark the start of the new working order of the National Assembly, which will apply to the next three weeks.
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