Today, Fidesz’s oligarchies, including Lakos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges, are in control of the country’s economic and legislative decisions. This is why LMP’s activists and parliamentary delegates demonstrated in front of Közgép Inc.’s building. The essence of democracy is simple: the power should be given to the people. Governing power should not be in the [...]
LMP has turned to the Hungarian courts because of a restriction on Freedom of the Assembly. The Budapest Police Department has refused the request of the party to commemorate March 15th, a symbolic date for Hungarians, at Heroes Square–announced Tímea Szabó at her Tuesday press conference. Police alluded that the Municipality of Budapest had earlier [...]
According to LMP, only an economic shift that re-establishes the credibility and stability of the country can preserve the value of the Hungarian Forint in the long run. This was András Schiffer’s, the head of the LMP parliamentary group, reaction at a press conference in Budapest. Mr. András Schiffer spoke about the meeting Friday between Prime [...]
According to LMP, the Orban-administration will not cease in demolishing the democratic institutions of Hungary. Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, Máté Szabó’s, first act was to eliminate the office of green ombudsman under the new law on ombudsman (which came into effect the 1st of January, 2012). Based on the new legislation, 14 members, including the [...]
LMP is preparing for street demonstrations similar to the one held on the 23rd of December, 2011, because the party “wants to bridge the gap between the streets and the parliament” – said Mr. András Schiffer in his interview reviewing the year 2011 to MTI (Hungarian News Agency). The Head of the Parliamentary faction of [...]
Recent developments in Hungarian politics are ringing the bell for the end of democracy in the country, requiring massive mobilisation by all those who believe in Hungarian democracy and the rule of law.
This morning, we organised a protest manifestation in front of the Hungarian Parliament. Although MPs and sympathisants of LMP blocked the car park of the building and let through anyone approaching it on foot, the police has forcefully taken them into custody under the charge of limiting the personal freedom of other persons. Police behaviour [...]
On December 23, the majority of the Hungarian Parliament is set to adopt the Electoral Law, the Stability Law, the new Central Bank Law and the amendment of the House-rule. This day is the end of a long process and marks the beginning of a new era. In the new electoral law the constituency boundaries [...]
LMP regards the autumn session of the Hungarian Parliament to be the last one of the democratic period in the country’s history for the time being — therefore the party declared to start a “New Resistance”.
To mark the beginning of the New Resistance, the opposition party Politics Can Be Different (LMP) called for a rally in front of the Parliament building on 23rd December — said LMP spokesperson Bernadett Szél at a press conference in Budapest. LMP considers a dictatorship to be emerging in the country, she added. This day will be a turning point, when the governing Fidesz majority plans to adopt a number of scandalous laws that will put the last nail into the coffin of democracy, Szél explained.
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