The European Parliament supported on Jan. 18 the resolution calling on the European Council and member states to suspend Hungary’s voting rights, said Petri Sarvamaa, a senior member of the European Parliament (MEP). Earlier this month, Sarvamaa launched a petition to remove some of Budapest’s membership rights due to the country’s “erosion of the rule of law” and obstructive behavior in the face of EU consensus building. The resolution, supported by 345 MEPs with 104 voting against and 29 abstaining, calls on the European Council to examine whether Hungary is committing a “serious and persist…