Hungary to Insert Rejected Laws Into Constitution

Hungary’s prime minister can’t take “no” for an answer, even when he is being instructed by the country’s highest court.

Over the past 18 months, the Constitutional Court has struck down several of the government’s policies, including fining or jailing the homeless for living in public spaces, banning political campaign ads on commercial radio and TV stations and forcing university students who accepted state scholarships to work in Hungary for years after they graduate.

On Monday, however, lawmakers from Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party are preparing to pass a lengthy amendment to the constitution that will entrench all those discredited policies and many others, ensuring that the government gets its way no matter what anyone says.

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