Szájer, head of a commission asked by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to help draft the Constitution, said citizens can express their opinions on seven subjects, including traditional values, the rights and duties of citizens, the exercise of power and the structure of the state, the defence of the Constitution, justice and local authorities.

Parliament aims to have a new Constitution enacted by spring 2011, based on Hungarian traditions of the past 1,000 years and the principles of modern European constitutions, said Szájer."

Source: Hungary Around the Clock.

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