In the past four years, the Orban government passed over 170 government decrees under the state of emergency "with regard to the armed conflict and humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine".

After the Tisza Party's victory in the April 12 general election, Tisza leader Peter Magyar asked the outgoing government to extend the state of emergency until May 31 to allow the incoming government time to change relevant laws.

Instead, parliament passed a new law on May 9 converting emergency decrees into permanent legislation, which took effect on May 14 as the state of emergency lapsed.

The law preserves key emergency measures, including payment moratoriums for farmers hit by frost, drought, or African swine fever, with deadlines extended to November 30, 2026 for most cases and June 30, 2027 for swine fever-affected farms.

The law now formally requires the minister responsible for penal enforcement to oversee the management of correctional institutions.

It also maintains capped fuel prices at 595 forints (EUR 1.66) per litre for 95-octane petrol and 615 forints per litre for diesel, as well as markup caps on certain products, with higher caps on drugstore products.

The law extends deadlines for cold-weather energy subsidies and keeps the advertising tax at 0 percent indefinitely from July 1. Stricter business regulations require anti-drug measures in commercial spaces, with police empowered to temporarily close venues linked to organised crime.

The Orban government's 2020 Covid-19 state of emergency ended on June 1, 2022. Under Hungary's Fundamental Law, the government can declare a state of emergency for 30 days in cases of armed conflict, humanitarian disasters or threats to life and property, with parliamentary approval required for extensions.

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