Hungarian Opposition Calls for End to Restrictions, State of Special Legal Order
- 25 Feb 2022 6:44 AM
- Hungary Matters
The united opposition has demanded the lifting of epidemiological restrictions and the special legal order introduced in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.
Politicians of Jobbik, the Socialists, DK, LMP and Párbeszéd, and an allied opposition candidate of Budapest’s 13th district held a joint press conference on Thursday.
Párbeszéd spokesman Richárd Barabás said the coronavirus pandemic had entered a new phase where emphasis should be placed on individual responsibility rather than state control. He called for an end to all state restrictions that curb people’s freedoms.
LMP co-leader Erzsébet Schmuck said people wanted to return to a normal life, and discriminating against the unvaccinated was “unacceptable”.
She said adults could decide when and where they should be wearing masks, and she called coronavirus testing to be made free of charge.
Budapest 13th district candidate Zoltán Vajda highlighted contradictions in restrictions, noting that participants of sporting events were not expected to wear a mask but theatregoers must wear them during a performance.
DK deputy group leader Gergely Arató said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had been “holding back information” about what justified certain restrictions ever since the start of the epidemic.
Jobbik lawmaker György László Lukács called for an end to limits on health care which, he added, meant that many people were not getting proper care.
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