The effective super-majority

The effective super-majority commanded by Fidesz allowed Orban to put the legislative branch in the uncontested service of the executive, pass and amend any legislation, and even rewrite the constitutional rules of the democratic game. In April 2011, after only a year in power, the governing majority adopted the so-called Fundamental Law, Hungary’s new constitution, without any consultation with opposition parties or the public. As Orban himself put it, “we need to win only once, but we need to win big ufabet