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Government extends emergency powers to 180 days

The vote which also authorizes such emergency powers to be granted multiple times was carried with 142 in favor, 31 against and 6 abstentions.

Lawmakers have voted to allow the government to request emergency powers in relation to defense and security to be extended from the current 30 days to a maximum of 180 days from Nov. 1. The vote which also authorizes such emergency powers to be granted multiple times was carried with 142 in favor, 31 against and 6 abstentions. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on May 24 declared emergency powers in Hungary in response to the Russia-Ukraine war.