Hungarian Basic Law Amendments: Pride, Drugs, Foreign Influence in the Crosshairs
Opposition Momentum will attempt to place the Budapest Parliament “under blockade” to prevent ruling party MPs from modifying the constitution.
Opposition Momentum will attempt to place the Budapest Parliament “under blockade” to prevent ruling party MPs from modifying the constitution.

Proposed anti-terrorism measure could be used to target political opponents.

In a sign of panic, government and opposition mainstream forces are cooperating to amend the constitution.

Proposed amendment to Basic Law shows old guard’s fear of the AfD’s continued ascendency.

Omid Nouripour, an Iranian-born MP who for years backed the of anti-Israel BDS campaign and opposed classifying Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, has been slammed by the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) for a 2018 speech—delivered on the floor of the Bundestag—where he called on MPs to ensure that “parts of Sharia law” that are compatible with the “Basic Law” can be administered in Germany.