Parlt speaker proposes amending house rules

Budapest, February 12 (MTI) – Parliamentary Speaker Laszlo Kover has proposed new rules for the workings of parliament in the house rules committee on Thursday, parliament’s press chief said.

Under the proposal, parliament would approve the parliamentary schedule for a two-week period in advance, Zoltan Szilagyi told MTI.

Final votes would only be held in plenary sessions on Monday and Tuesday during the first week, whereas debates could be held on Wednesday and Thursday, too, he said.

In the second week there would only be a plenary session on Monday, dedicated to addresses and Q and A sessions, he said.

Under Kover’s proposal, neither the number of submissions included in the assembly’s agenda, nor the timeframe of debates and reviews would be reduced, Szilagyi said.

As the house rules committee failed to reach a consensus over Kover’s proposal, it will be put to a vote at this year’s first plenary session of parliament, on Feb. 16.

The parliamentary groups of allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrats supported the proposal, whereas opposition parties with parliamentary groups rejected the motion.