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IRIS 1996-1:1/33 [HU] New broadcasting law

The "Law on Radio and Television", often called the Media Law has been accepted by the Hungarian Parliament by a majority of 264 against 31 votes. (21st December 1995.) Of the six parties of the House, only the Smallholders voted against the law, the Christian Democrats did not vote. Supported by four parties (Socialist-s, Free Democrat-s, Hungarian Democratic Forum and Young Democrats), the Government approved and submitted the reframed media law draft to the Parliament on the 16th of November. The bill was based on a six-party consensus, but suddenly the FKGP (Smallholders' Party ) opted out,...