László Trócsányi nominated for head of Constitutional Court post
Trócsányi was the justice minister in the third and fourth cabinet of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán between June 2014 and June 2019.
Trócsányi was the justice minister in the third and fourth cabinet of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán between June 2014 and June 2019.
Presidential candidates must be backed by one-fifth of MPs to be eligible.
Máté Kocsis said the government had ordered inspections into the current state of affairs when it came to protecting children.
Máté Kocsis told a press conference that László Varju of the opposition Democratic Coalition and András Fekete-Győr of Momentum should quit public life.
The announcements were made by parliamentary group leaders Máté Kocsis (Fidesz) and István Simicskó (KDNP) during a press briefing in Balatonalmádi, following a meeting between the governing parties’ parliamentary groups.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech last weekend that it was “good news that our dispute with Sweden is nearing a conclusion”.
The prime minister will also address the meeting starting on Wednesday evening in Balatonalmádi.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s proposal to change the constitution with a view to obviating the right to a presidential pardon in cases involving child abuse was “a child protection measure”.
Máté Kocsis said Novák had made a responsible decision to resign and admit her mistake in connection with her pardon of the deputy director of a children’s home.
“If joining [NATO] is important for the Swedes, they will come here, just like they went to Turkey,” Máté Kocsis said.
“We need consensus rather than imperial directives, but this is missing in Europe today," Máté Kocsis said.
The proposed resolution published on parliament’s website says the European Commission’s proposal for starting accession talks with Ukraine is not well-prepared, inconsistent and does not take into consideration Hungary’s fundamental interests.
Máté Kocsis called for setting up an institution to protect the country’s sovereignty “to monitor trends indicating foreign interference”.