The National Election Office (NVB) has rejected the joint referendum initiative of the opposition party Momentum and Dniel Karsai on end-of-life decisions, reports Index and Magyar Nemzet. <\/p>\n
Dniel Karsai himself was not allowed to participate in the vote on the first two questions after Tams Fazekas, a politician of the Prbeszd party and member of the NVB, declared bias on his part. Due to health problems, Karsai was unable to participate in the vote in person. <\/p>\n
His brother Pter Karsai relayed that he believes Hungarian voters want to express their opinion on the euthanasia issue, saying <\/p>\n
Rbert Sasvri, president of the NVB, refused to certify the questions proposed for the referendum, because in his opinion, they are really about the legal status of assisted suicide. The suggestions basically concern the legislative process and would violate the constitution. <\/p>\n
Dniel Karsai. Photo: Facebook <\/p>\n
The proposed referendum on euthanasia would have included the following questions: <\/p>\n
Karsai, who is currently suffering from other health problems in addition to his underlying illness, thanked Momentum for its support on his social media page on Wednesday, the day before the vote. <\/p>\n
Via Index and Magyar Nemzet; Featured Image:Pixabay <\/p>\n
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