Hungary

According to an official government spokesman, the Hungarian government has approved an overhaul of the judicial branch of the government. The plans reportedly involve the creation of a separate National Judicial Agency, the head of which will be voted for by legislators in parliament. This plan would most likely lead to a replacement of the Supreme Court as the highest court in the country. This move by Prime Minister Viktor Orban is further evidence of the Fidesz party's strategy of overhauling public institutions and consolidating power during its tenure in

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