Hungary’s New Constitution “Historical Mission”
- 27 Apr 2015 10:00 AM
Creating a new constitution for Hungary was a historical mission and a necessity, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event marking the fourth anniversary of the passing of Hungary’s constitution. Orbán told a conference dubbed Dialogue and Identity in parliament that the most important change from the old constitution’s “value-neutral text” is that the current basic law “demonstrates our constitutional identity”.
He cited the protection of language and culture, the focus on community, the declaration of building a workbased society and the historical dimensions as the main elements of Hungary’s constitutional identity.
Parliamentary speaker László Kövér said that experiences from the past three and a half years show that the new Hungarian constitution has fulfilled its purpose in every respect.
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