Prieview – Lawmakers to vote on terror-related constitutional amendments, 2017 budget

Budapest, June 5 (MTI) – Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on proposed terrorism-related amendments to the constitution next week. They will close out Parliament’s spring session with a vote on the 2017 budget.

Monday’s session will feature speeches prior to the agenda, interpellations and a Q and A session.

On Tuesday, MPs will vote on a proposal to amend the constitution for a sixth time to create the conditions to handle terrorist threats. Under the amendment, proposed by the governing parties, the constitution would include a “state of terrorist threat” among instances that mandate the domestic deployment of the armed forces.

The bill’s approval will likely come down to how the radical nationalist Jobbik party votes on it. On Friday, the leftist opposition parliamentary parties said they would reject the bill, while Jobbik said it was undecided about it. Lawmaker Ádám Mirkóczki said the party would wait to see what changes the government made to the bill, though on balance he favoured recommending the amendment in its current form to fellow party members.