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Hungarian parliament will vote for Sweden’s NATO accession today? – UPDATED
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On the initiative of opposition parties, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér has convened and extraordinary session of parliament for Monday.
At the session proposed by the Socialists and backed by the Democratic Coalition (DK), Momentum, Jobbik, Párbeszéd and LMP, lawmakers will discuss two opposition proposals and vote on Sweden’s NATO accession. Parliament discussed the latter matter last March, with only the parliamentary vote needed for the ratification of Sweden’s bid.
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UPDATED: Special parliament session called by opposition on Sweden’s NATO membership lacks quorum
In the absence of the governing parties, the special session of parliament initiated by the opposition, which was to have included a vote on Sweden’s NATO accession, lacked a quorum.
At Monday’s session proposed by the Socialists and backed by the Democratic Coalition (DK), Momentum, Jobbik, Párbeszéd and LMP, lawmakers were set to discuss two opposition proposals as well as Sweden’s NATO accession.
Parliament debated the latter last March, but the ratification vote was not held.
Addressing the session, LMP lawmaker Mate Kanász-Nagy called it “sad” that none of the members of government were in attendance, adding it was “embarrassing” that the governing parties kept on blocking Sweden’s NATO accession without giving a reasonable explanation.
This makes for uncomfortable reading, these days:
https://www.parlament.hu/web/house-of-the-national-assembly/operation-of-the-national-assembly
“Like most parliaments in Europe, the Hungarian National Assembly is characterised by lively debate and frequent tempestuous clashes between Members from the governing majority and the opposition – and rightly so: in addition to its legislative duties, Parliament serves the political function of expressing the most important political views in society.”