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Renáta Uitz, 28 February 2022
Hungary’s 2022 elections: Prospects for political and constitutional change
In Hungary, ruling party proposes constitutional amendment to hold municipal elections on same day as European parliamentary elections25 June 2022
Máté Kocsis, group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, submitted the 11th amendment proposal to Hungary’s Fundamental Law to parliament on Tuesday. Under the ame…
In Hungary, parliament passes constitutional amendment expanding definition for state of emergency to include developments in a neighboring country25 May 2022
The government has been given the power to declare a state of emergency in the case of an armed conflict, war, or humanitarian disaster in a neighboring country…
In Hungary, executive to propose constitutional amendment expanding definition for state of emergency22 April 2022
Fidesz is set to start its fourth term in power with a constitutional change that would expand the state of emergency to be declared by the executive in case of…
In Hungary, referendum on LGBTQ content in society declared invalid after campaign to spoil ballots5 April 2022
After weeks of talk about a tight electoral race in Hungary's general election, voters delivered a two-thirds parliamentary majority to incumbent Viktor Orbán a…
In Hungary, parliament passes amendment allowing referendums to be held on the same day as elections16 November 2021
It will now be possible in Hungary to hold a referendum on the day of the general, municipal, or EP elections, but parliament also adopted several detailed rule…