'Emergency Powers' Extended to 180 from 30 Days for Gov't in Hungary
- 25 Oct 2022 5:30 AM
- Hungary Matters
Lawmakers on Monday voted to allow the government to request emergency powers in relation to defence and security to be extended from the current 30 days to a maximum of 180 days from Nov. 1.
The vote which also authorises such emergency powers to be granted multiple times was carried with 142 in favour, 31 against and 6 abstentions.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on May 24 declared emergency powers in Hungary in response to the Russia-Ukraine war.
MTI Photo: Tibor Illyés
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