Under the new Constitution, the prime minister should be given the right to appoint the head of the Supreme Court, ombudsmen and the Chief Public Prosecutor, a member of the panel to help draft Hungary’s new constitution told national daily Nepszabadsag on Tuesday.
Peter Boross, a former prime minister, said the appointment right would be desirable considering for instance that nominees for Supreme Court head put forward by former president Laszlo Solyom were rejected several times in parliament.
“It would be reasonable to transfer the right of appointment to the prime minister,” Boross said.
Boross told the paper that the Public Prosecutor’s Office should come under government supervision, considering that “the Chief Public Prosecutor has almost become an independent power.”
These changes would strengthen the prime minister’s ability to take steps when necessary, Boross said. To the same end, decisions by the prime minister or the government should be adequate to regulate certain areas, no legal regulation is necessary, he added.
Other proposals to the new constitution by other panel members include the elimination of the practice of a vote of confidence and narrowing down the scope of referendums.
‘”It would be reasonable to transfer the right of appointment to the prime minister,” Boross said.’ That’s because he unconstitutionally spends all his time consulting with the PM, rather than deciding anything himself. So what a surprise this idea is. It came straight from Orbán anyway.
“These changes would strengthen the prime minister’s ability to take steps when necessary” I’m sure they would. And what a safe pair of hands to concentrate all that power and decision making.
I would go further, review the background of all the judges and all the prosecutors and remove those with Communist background or connections. There are so many lawyers in Hungary that they could all be replaced in a heartbeat.
“There are so many lawyers in Hungary that they could all be replaced in a heartbeat.”
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…but Robin, you told me just the other day that most of the lawyers in Hungary are Jewish…and Hungarian Jews almost by definition are apparently communist. So, what would be the difference? Furthermore, since pretty much the rest of the ‘modern’ world is either Jewish controlled or corrupted, where would you get lawyers who WOULD be ‘appropriate’ for the job? I guess you could look towards some of those countries with value systems like yours…you know, like Iran, or Zimbabwe. I bet Osama wouldn’t mind taking up residence in Hungary…he’s probably sick of living in caves right?
Guys,
You’re missing the point. The public prosecutor should be independent of the government.
Fidesz wants to move to one party state where its members control all institutions from the judiciary to the central bank.
Dumb, dumb, dumb …
What’s missing is a sense of checks and balances between the legislative and executive branches of government. It’s fine for a PM to appoint a justice; but the choice should be ratified by the parliament.
@Anonymous: Do you never get tired of repeating the obvious? How about, moving beyond repeating what everyone else has said, months ago? “You’re missing the point.”
No, most people are beyond stating the obvious and take what you think worth noting for granted.
And how about using your old name, or are you too embarrassed now to face up to all your false claims about yourself and what you’ve written previously?
@Tsar the kike
Not all the lawyers in Hungary are Jews, just the slimy ones.
Boross told the paper that the Public Prosecutor’s Office should come under government supervision, considering that “the Chief Public Prosecutor has almost become an independent power”
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As usual, if it was not so serious, this statement is hilarious
“almost become an independent power”
Which was good when it could be used to prosecute and open up cases against non-Fidesz politicians, but soon the dirt has gathered on our newly elected leaders and Orban is trying to fix things in advance, so he does not end up as Berlusconi, who has always to push through new laws in the Italian Parliament, so the Italian Prosecutors cannot charge Berlusconi and friends
Berlusconi is so desperate now, he even fixed so Zlatan Ibrahomovics came to Italy. Berlusconi let him fly his private jet and as the smart PR-guy he is, milked the opportunity to the max
Who will Orban bring “home”?
narrowing down the scope of referendums
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What did I write some years ago?
As soon as Fidesz comes to power, they will remove the referendums, to avoid what happen to the “300 HUF to the Doctor”, which basically broke the back of the MSZP/SZDSZ co-operation
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In Orbania neither Magyar Garda nor referendums are needed. Uncle Vic knows best!
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Personally I am against referendums on principle, so for me they can remove them totally, but an honest politician should have stated that in 2008, instead of using it as a way of seizing power