 Orbán denied that the powers of the Constitutional Court had been curtailed, challenging critics to explain just how the amendment is undemocratic, while his party explained that the measure was needed in order to delineate the new constitution from the previous one.That September, a fifth amendment was passed in response to recommendations from the Constitutional Court, the European Commission and the Venice Commission.Approved by Fidesz parliamentarians, it was opposed by LMP and the Socialists, while Jobbik abstained.