“The ruling coalition effectively completed the takeover of independent state institutions” last year by appointing additional members to the Constitutional Court and delegating former economy minister György Matolcsy to lead the central bank, the report adds.

While the government increased its influence over several public institutions, Freedom House writes, “power within the government has been concentrated in the hands of the prime minister”.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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