The Hungary Parliament approved changes in the Constitution on Monday (14), which prohibit events from the LGBTQIA+community. The government of nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban called the public demonstrations of “political pressure networks funded abroad” that undermine the country’s sovereignty.
Orban, which has been in power since 2010, has faced elections next year in the midst of an economic crisis and the rise of the opposition party, which puts a greater challenge the administration. Constitutional amendments are part of Orban’s political campaign to increase its voter base and also attract votes from the far right, according to analysts.
Orban has pledged to repress foreign financing from independent media and non -governmental organizations in Hungary while intensifying his political campaign against LGBTQia+communities.
Constitutional amendments, which were easily approved on Monday due to the majority of two-thirds of Fidesz-Orban’s party-and with the support of far-right legislators, emphasize the protection of the physical and moral development of children above all other rights.
The amendment was approved with 140 votes in favor and 21 against.
“Government legislators see this change as a constitutional safeguard against ideological influences that threaten children’s well-being, particularly in the context of events such as pride parades,” said government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs before voting.
The changes also consecrate in the Constitution that Hungary recognizes only two sexes, male and female, in line with the conservative agenda of Orban.
Monday’s amendment holds legislation approved on March 18 that prohibits the Annual March of LGBTQIA+Pride, effectively restricting freedom to meeting and triggering protests against accelerated changes by the Orban Party. Fidesz said the event can be considered harmful to children and protect them would replace the right to gather.
The LGBTQia+ community has been a target of the party in power for years, the LGBTQIA+ Pride organizers said on their website. They said that if the government party tries to ban a rally for the rights of people in the community there is no guarantee that they will not ban peaceful protests by other groups.
Another of Monday changes says that Hungarians’ citizenship, who are also citizens from another country outside the EU, “may be suspended for a fixed period.”
“This change is part of a broader effort to combat what authorities describe as political pressure networks funded by the foreigner who undermine democracy and Hungarian sovereignty,” the government spokesman on a tweet said.
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