Hungary’s Fidesz Loses Court Challenge As Orbán-Era Spending Faces Criminal Complaint
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Court clears path for tyranny, says opposition party
Today's ruling by the "beheaded and intimidated" Constitutional Court opens the door to further steps toward tyranny, the Fidesz parliamentary faction said in response to the Constitutional Court's rejection of the joint petition filed by Fidesz and KDNP seeking the annulment of the 16th and 17th amendments to the Basic Law.
The Constitutional Court rejected all three petitions against the amendment to the Fundamental Law, including the case regarding the removal of President Tamás Sulyok.
The opposition MPs' initiative was rejected on all points. Thus, the termination of Tamás Sulyok's mandate and the limitation of MP mandates remain in effect.
Fidesz also challenged the removal of Tamás Sulyok, but was unsuccessful.
Hungary’s Fidesz Loses Court Challenge As Orbán-Era Spending Faces Criminal Complaint
By Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief reporting from Budapest, Hungary BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Hungary’s former ruling Fidesz party suffered a legal setback Friday after the Constitutional Court rejected its challenge to the dismantling of controversial foundations holding vast amounts of state assets, while separate scrutiny intensified over billions of forints in public money spent on former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s social-me…
The Hungarian Constitutional Court rejected all the motions of the opposition parties Fidesz and KDNP against the 17th amendment to the constitution, which, among other things, led to the premature termination of the office of President Tamás Sulyok, at a session on Monday. The court stated that under the current rules it can assess constitutional changes solely from a procedural point of view, not from their content.
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