FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech in the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music during the celebrations of the 63rd anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, in Budapest, Hungary, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary’s Parliament will begin discussing on Wednesday a bill that restricts its members’ freedom of action, a ruling party proposal that has led to renewed accusations of authoritarianism on the part of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Under the bill, MPs will no longer be able to show up unannounced at public institutions or government-owned companies and demand documents, losing an element of surprise.
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