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Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán's govenrment has been under EU scrunity for concerns over democratic backsliding (Photo: Council of the European Union)

Orbán's new state of emergency under fire

Hungary's government has declared a state of emergency and given itself sweeping new powers in the wake of the war in Ukraine, prime minister Viktor Orbán announced.

The new authority allows the Budapest government to approve measures by decree, curb fundamental rights —with some fearing it will be abused by Orbán's government to bypass parliament and stifle criticism.

Orbán's government, which won a fourth consecutive term in A...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán's govenrment has been under EU scrunity for concerns over democratic backsliding (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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