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Act LXXIX of 2024 introduced some changes which, according to the “Justification” of the bill, were aimed at “ensuring proportional representation of constituencies, guaranteeing equal voting rights and influence for all citizens.” The number of constituencies of the capital Budapest was decreased by two, from 18 to 16, whereas two constituencies were added to Pest county which now has 14 constituencies. Furthermore, this change made it necessary to redraw the boundaries of all the constituencies in Budapest and Pest county. In addition, in two other counties – Csongrád-Csanád county and Fejér county – some changes were made to the constituency delineation. This reform calls for a number of comments, both with respect to the substance and the procedure of the amendments.