Orbán Cements His Power With New Voting Law. Amendment Alarms Opposition

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Series Details 30.10.12
Publication Date 30/10/2012
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has used his party's two-thirds majority in parliament to pass a constitutional change that will force voters to register before elections. Opposition parties fear the move will boost his power and pave the way for election fraud, but they see no hope of appealing against it.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/hungarian-parliament-amends-election-law-a-864349.html
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ESO: Background information: Orban accused of destroying rule of law / Hungary dismisses concerns over new constitution http://www.europeansources.info/record/orban-accused-of-destroying-rule-of-law-hungary-dismisses-concerns-over-new-constitution/

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