Massive fine for calling PM Orbán and cabinet traitors
Speaker of Parliament László Kövér has fined Democratic Coalition head Ferenc Gyurcsány over 14 million forints (EUR 34,900), the party said on Saturday.
Last week, Gyurcsány told parliament that “Hungary today has a traitor government and prime minister”. After Kövér reprimanded him, Gyurcsány said “the House Speaker is behaving like the worst [Communist] party secretary”, and the Speaker withdrew his right to speak further, the party said.
Gyurcsány also said that Kövér had been abusing his power by restricting lawmakers’ freedom of speech.
Gyurcsány said he had expressed his opinion “very calmly”. “According to Kövér, that costs 14 million.”
DK is planning to go “as far as Strasbourg”, Gyurcsány added.
The clash between Gyurcsány and Kövér has sparked debate within the political sphere of Hungary. Gyurcsány’s bold statements have not gone unnoticed, and the fine imposed on him has raised questions about freedom of speech in the country.
It remains to be seen how Gyurcsány and the Democratic Coalition will respond to this fine and what implications it may have on future parliamentary proceedings. Stay tuned for more developments on this story.
