Parliament yesterday passed the Socialist Party’s proposal based on which inflammatory speech will be punishable by up to two years imprisonment.
The proposal submitted by Socialist MPs Dezső Avarkeszi and Balázs Csákabonyi states: “Those who, before the general public, use or propagate an expression related to the Hungarian nation or certain groups within it, particularly national, ethnic, racial, or religious groups, that may curtail the integrity of the members of the group in question, or offend their human dignity, commit a misdemeanour.” An exception to the rule is when an expression applies to public figures.
Neither the opposition nor the Free Democrats supported the proposal but the proposal was passed by the House, due to the early departure of Fidesz MPs.






