Hungarian mothers to get extra votes for their children in elections

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 "In a move that would be unprecedented in a modern democracy, Hungary's new government is considering giving mothers with small children extra votes in elections.

The conservative Fidesz party has made several controversial decisions since coming to power on a populist rightwing agenda, including a crackdown on the media, but the latest proposal could be prove to be its most contentious.

'Some 20% of society are children,' said József Szájer, a senior Fidesz official and MEP. 'This is quite a considerable group that is left out of representation. The interests of these future generations are not represented in decision-making.' He added: 'We know at first it seems an unusual idea, but in the 50s it was unusual to give votes to black people; 100 years ago, it was unusual to give votes to women.'"
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