“The intention I voiced during the first two years of [my] presidency that the court should pass consensus decisions on major issues has now become untenable.”
Péter Paczolay, the head of Hungary's constitutional court, on the deep divisions within the court over the government's controversial decision to force the retirement of judges across the country, which is currently subject to infringement proceedings launched by the European Commission. Paczolay said he hopes the government will break its habit of overruling the top court's decisions by amending the constitution. [nol.hu]
