Govt: Opposition's special parlt session 'lacks credibility'

In the absence of the governing parties, the special session of parliament initiated by the opposition lacked a quorum. With speeches made before the planned debate, Monday's session lasted for about three quarters of an hour. The government information centre said that government MPs would boycott a special session, slamming the initiative as "lacking credibility", insisting that opposition parties had "failed to support measures aimed at protecting Hungarian families during a war-time crisis". Six opposition parliamentary groups called for an special session of parliament to be convened on Aug. 8 to discuss their proposals to mitigate "the cost-of-living crisis" they say has gripped the country.