Budapest Parliament Passes 17th Amendment to the Constitution, Removing Legally Elected President
World,Politics,Hungary,Peter Magyar,Viktor Orban,Eastern Europe,NATO
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The Hungarian parliament on Monday, July 13th adopted the 17th amendment to the Basic Law (Hungary's constitution) with 139 votes in favor and 6 against.
As we reported, the amendment was proposed by PM Péter Magyar as part of what he dubbed Operation Purgatory Fire.
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