Election Committee rejects referendum on chief prosecutor
The National Election Committee (NVB) on Thursday rejected referendum initiatives concerning Hungary’s chief prosecutor.
The body said that the questions submitted would have “affected parliament’s powers over organisations and their personnel” which cannot be subject to a referendum.
The initiatives were submitted by the Momentum Movement and former MP Gábor Vágó.
Three of the rejected referendum questions were proposed by Momentum, aimed at annulling provisions under which the chief prosecutor, after his term expires, can retain his powers until his successor is elected.
The committee rejected four further questions submitted by Vágó. The first one sought to eliminate the immunity of an MP if they abused their voting rights to promote graft.
Vágó’s second question was aimed at preventing re-election of the chief prosecutor for a second term, while the third one suggested that the chief prosecutor could be withdrawn from his office.
Vágó’s fourth question suggested that family members of the chief prosecutor should be prevented from being employed by the National Bank.
Source: MTI
please make a donation here
Hot news
Does Budapest not pay taxes to the government?
Traffic between Slovakia and Hungary to resume on several railway lines
Hungarian tourism is reviving
Breaking: Hungarian politicians paid by Moscow to spread Putin propaganda?
Alarming: Thousands of Hungarians missing again
Surprising: Romania more developed than Hungary, people may live better