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Kocsis reaction to Trump shooting: That’s enough of liberals’ incitement and hate
Máté Kocsis has called for using all means against any form of incitement of or reference to threats to life.
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Kocsis: Current Brussels leadership cannot guarantee prosperity or peace
The current EU leaders have been unable to guarantee peace or prosperity, and there is war and a weakening economy instead, Máté Kocsis said.
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Kocsis: Foreign financiers trying to install pro-war left-wing government in Hungary
Máté Kocsis said it had become clear in 2022 that the Hungarian left wing was being financed from abroad.
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Fidesz-Christian Democrats submit new package of laws for child protection
Child protection experts who fail to report when a child is under threat can be subjected to up to two years imprisonment.
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Hungary strengthens child protection laws with stricter measures and enhanced online security
In a significant move to bolster child protection, Fidesz MPs have introduced a robust legislative package to the National Assembly aimed at intensifying penalties for pedophiles and enhancing child safety measures.
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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.
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Parliament to elect Hungary’s new head of state today
Presidential candidates must be backed by one-fifth of MPs to be eligible.
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Kocsis calls for the introduction of a new child protection regime
Máté Kocsis said the government had ordered inspections into the current state of affairs when it came to protecting children.
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Kocsis calls on left wing to end “public violence, bullying and lies”
Máté Kocsis told a press conference that László Varju of the opposition Democratic Coalition and András Fekete-Győr of Momentum should quit public life.
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Fidesz-KDNP nominates Tamás Sulyok for president and Tamás Deutsch for EP election list leader
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.
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Fidesz asks parliament to put Sweden's NATO bid onto its agenda
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech last weekend that it was “good news that our dispute with Sweden is nearing a conclusion”.
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Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties to choose presidential candidate this week
The prime minister will also address the meeting starting on Wednesday evening in Balatonalmádi.
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Kocsis: Hungary will have a new president in March
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”.