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The return to the form of state
in the republic and the transition
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over the head of a people does not mean
some pre-created law
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and a constitutional amendment,
but we return to the form
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of state in the republic created by
the freely elected national
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assembly of the Hungarian people,
according to the original concept,
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so much so that this act of the republic
is directly governed by the Act of 1848.
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Annex III to Regulation (EU) No
1822011 is amended as follows:
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it is based on an act that underpins
modern Hungary in public law,
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which sets out the principle of
ministerial responsibility.
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It was therefore of great importance
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for us to return to this act and its concept.
This therefore means
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public law amendment, but also taking
into account the exceptional situation
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that the transition represents
in Hungary today.
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Of course, we are in favour of a peaceful
transition. In Hungary,
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if foreign forces did not interfere,
transitions were always
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peaceful on their own, and the
Hungarian revolutions were
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bloodless until others intervened.
Therefore, we are in favour
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of this and, in the same spirit,
as part of the global agreement on
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the subject of the whole negotiation,
we accept, as an exception
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to the transition period, that the final
provision is to say that
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if the president of the republic
is elected before
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the election of the new Parliament
during the political transition period
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then voters will elect him
by direct and secret voting
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on the basis of general and equal suffrage
for a period of four years.
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As part of the political agreement,
we intend to link
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all this with the obligation that
the election of the president of the republic
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also constitutes an obligation to
issue parliamentary elections,
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and that the election of the new Parliament
should take place no later
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than 90 days after the election
of the president of the republic.
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These issues should be addressed
under the signed agreement
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to the specific provisions,
which can be drawn up in a precise manner
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on the basis of the above.
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These five organisations and parties,
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which undertook to do so,
have done with the realisation
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of their historical responsibility,
and all of this within a set of values
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with which we could achieve the results
that we see now.
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We believe that the president of the republic
who will be elected
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on the basis of the people's sovereignity
may be elected in this case directly
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because the representative system
is not yet fully legitimised.
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That is why it is necessary
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to elect the president of the republic
in such a form
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and we believe that in this case
until the established organisation of
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representative democracy can function
in the form which
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the amendment of the constitution requires
and which we hope to adopt,
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the Hungarian people can decide in a direct form.
We are convinced that
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the Hungarian people never make
the wrong decisions directly.
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Clearly, due to differences of views
and differences in judgement,
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fair and incorrect statements
will also be made outside these walls.
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Let's leave it to that.
The other issue that we would
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like to address is that the five
organisations and parties that view
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the whole agreement more positively
consider it to be a basis from
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which they can move on and
a basis that means an agreement -
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it is only on the basis of an agreement
that one can be held responsible.
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We thought that we would come to an agreement
in what is honourable
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and that we would be accountable to you.
Therefore,
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all that we have agreed on
and which are part of a modern European Hungary,
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a modern European constitution,
a modern European suffrage
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and a modern European party system
we did not want to jeopardise
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most especially amidst Hungary's situation
with regards to foreign, internal and economic policy
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and we are convinced that our fellow
oppositionists see it the same way.
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They have taken a different position
but on the basis of other considerations
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and therefore the opposition round table
will continue to operate
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despite these differences of opinion
and we wish to participate
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in the further legislative work together.
To sum up all this, therefore,
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in everything that remains we will once
again work together
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and we will pursue these goals.
At present, I believe that
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this is all that has to be said
and that both on the issue of the Workers’ Militia
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and on the issue of the disengagement
of parties from workplaces,
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these five organisations have shown
decisive behaviour,
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including proposals and drafts,
and we stand by it just as well.
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I just wanted to point out all this
that there shoud be no misunderstanding.
