Hungary\u2019s parliament will hold a two-day session next week, with lawmakers expected to vote on a constitutional amendment that would limit the maximum time a prime minister can serve in office to eight years.<\/p>\n
According to Deputy Speaker Anik\u00f3 Hallern\u00e9 Nagy of the Tisza Party, Monday\u2019s sitting will be the final regular session of the spring parliamentary term. Any meetings held during the summer will be classified as extraordinary sessions, although standing committees will continue to meet throughout the recess.<\/p>\n
The session is expected to begin with a pre-agenda address by Prime Minister P\u00e9ter Magyar, followed by interpellations and parliamentary questions.<\/p>\n
Lawmakers will then vote on the 16th amendment to Hungary\u2019s Fundamental Law. In addition to introducing an eight-year term limit for prime ministers, the amendment would address the future of public interest asset management foundations and lay the groundwork for the dissolution of the Sovereignty Protection Office.<\/p>\n
Parliament is also scheduled to decide on the establishment of a committee tasked with investigating alleged abuses related to enforcement proceedings. Lawmakers will additionally vote on whether to suspend the parliamentary immunity of Mi Haz\u00e1nk (Our Homeland Movement) leader and parliamentary group chairman L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Toroczkai.<\/p>\n
Monday\u2019s agenda will conclude with immediate questions, regular questions and post-agenda speeches.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, which will be held as an extraordinary sitting, members of parliament will commemorate the anniversary of the reburial of former Prime Minister Imre Nagy and his fellow martyrs before turning to a series of general debates.<\/p>\n
Among the most significant items on the agenda are legislative proposals linked to Hungary\u2019s efforts to regain access to European Union funds, reforms to the teacher performance evaluation system, and amendments to financial sector legislation aimed at aligning Hungarian law with European regulations.<\/p>\n
Hallern\u00e9 Nagy noted that the package of laws related to EU funding will be debated as a formal European Union agenda item.<\/p>\n
Parliament will also discuss amendments to its procedural rules to facilitate the legislative work required under Hungary\u2019s commitments related to unlocking EU funds.<\/p>\n
The proposed changes would temporarily increase the number of urgent legislative procedures that can be initiated each half-year. Until 1 January 2027, the maximum number of urgent procedures would rise from six to fifteen, while the cap on exceptional procedures would increase from four to ten.<\/p>\n
According to Hallern\u00e9 Nagy, the temporary measures are intended to support the accelerated legislative timetable required to meet Hungary\u2019s obligations, after which the normal pace of lawmaking would be restored.<\/p>\n
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