The new committees include a legislative committee, an immunity committee, as well as a business promotion committee, the latter set up at the opposition’s initiative.

The other committees are to cover the areas of justice, including constitutional and human rights issues; budget; foreign affairs; EU affairs; defence and law enforcement; national security; national cohesion; national economy; agriculture; culture, including education and sport; sustainable development; as well as welfare, including health, social, and family issues. Parties of the opposition have delegated chairpersons to five committees.

The budget and national security committees are headed by Socialist lawmakers, while the cultural and business promotion committees are chaired by delegates of radical nationalist Jobbik.

Green LMP has delegated the head of the sustainable development committee. In the new structure, proposals will be discussed in the respective committees and then forwarded to the legislative committee, which will finalise the drafts and submit them to the assembly to vote on.

The new structure replaces an earlier system of draft details being discussed in plenary sessions.

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