Lots of complaints about the new constitution but not one citation from it. I read the article and I have no idea what the author is complaining about except he seems to think something bad happened in the 19th century.
Hungarian Constitution (in English).
http://tasz.hu/files/tasz/imce/alternative_translation_of_the_draft_constituion.pdf
May God Bless the Hungarian People!
Fundamental Law of Hungary
‘O Lord, blessed be the Hungarian nation’1
National Avowal of Faith
At the dawn of a new millennium, we MEMBERS OF THE HUNGARIAN NATION declare
the following, with a bond of duty to all Hungarians:
We are proud that one thousand years ago our king, Saint Stephen, based the Hungarian State on
solid foundations, and made our country a part of Christian Europe.
We are proud of our ancestors, who fought for the survival, freedom and independence of our
country. We are proud of the outstanding intellectual achievements of the Hungarian people.
We are proud that this people fought in defence of Europe for many centuries and, through its
talent and diligence, has contributed to the enrichment of the common European heritage.
We acknowledge the role Christianity has played in preserving our nation. We respect all our
country’s religious traditions.
We promise to preserve the intellectual and spiritual unity of our nation, torn apart by the storms
of the past century. We consider the nationalities and ethnic groups living in Hungary to be
constituent parts of the Hungarian nation.
We pledge to cherish and preserve our heritage: the Hungarian culture, our unique language, and
the man-made and natural riches of the Carpathian Basin. We recognise a bond of duty towards
our nation’s future generations; we shall therefore strive to preserve and enhance the
circumstances of those who come after us by sound management of our material, intellectual and
natural resources.
We believe that our national culture makes a rich contribution to the diversity of a unified
Europe.
We respect the freedom and culture of other peoples, and shall endeavour to work together with
all nations of the world.
We proclaim that the basis of human life is human dignity.
We proclaim that individual freedom can only flourish through cooperation with others.
We proclaim that the family and the nation provide the fundamental framework for community,
in which the pre-eminent values are loyalty, faith and love.
1 This is the first line of the Hungarian national anthem – note of the translator.
2
We proclaim that the strength of a community and the self-esteem of every human being are
based on work and the achievements of the human spirit and mind.
We proclaim that we are duty-bound to help the vulnerable and the poor.
We proclaim that it is the common goal of citizens and the State to accomplish well-being,
security, order, justice and liberty.
We proclaim that true democracy may only exist if the State serves it citizens and administers
their affairs justly and without abuse or partiality.
We honour the achievements of our historical Constitution and the Holy Crown, which
embodies the constitutional continuity of Hungary and the unity of the nation.
We do not recognise the suspension of our historical Constitution that occured due to foreign
occupation. We declare that no statutory limitation applies to the inhuman crimes committed
against the Hungarian nation and its citizens under the national socialist and communist
dictatorships.
We do not recognise the legal continuity of the 1949 Communist “Constitution”, which laid the
foundations for tyranny, and hence we declare it to be invalid.
We agree with the members of the first freely-elected Parliament, whose first resolution declares
that our freedom has its roots in the Revolution of 1956.
We proclaim that the self-determination of our State, lost on 19 March 1944, was restored on 2
May 1990, with the formation of our first freely-elected representative body. That is the day we
consider to be the beginning of a new democracy and constitutional order for our country.
We proclaim that, after the moral defeats of the twentieth century, our need for spiritual and
intellectual renewal is paramount.
We trust in a future we can build together, as well as in the commitment of the younger
generations. We believe that through their talent, perseverance and moral strength our children
and grandchildren will re-establish the reputation of Hungary.
Our Fundamental Law shall be the basis of our legal system. It shall serve as a covenant between
Hungarians of the past, the present and the future; it is a living embodiment of the nation’s will,
an expression of the ideals by which we collectively aspire to live.
We, the citizens of Hungary,...etc.