The Hungarian parliament has decided to extend the state of emergency in the country for 180 days due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. This was reported by Index. Thus, the state of emergency will be in effect until May 2025.
The decision was supported by 130 members of the National Assembly, while 49 voted against. Initially, the state of emergency was supposed to end on 19 November, but in October, the government of Viktor Orban initiated the extension of the state of emergency.
The government justified its decision by stating that the situation related to the war, the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and their consequences for Hungary, in particular in the areas of asylum, economy and energy, remains unchanged.
Critics point out that the state of emergency allows the Orban government to issue decrees that deviate from existing laws, and also allows it to restrict or even terminate certain civil rights. At the same time, the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs praised the Hungarian Prime Minister, calling him a ‘role model’.
Earlier, Orban said that the EU was allegedly trying to install a ‘puppet government’, referring to the new centre-right, pro-European party led by Tisa Peter Magyar. However, he did not provide evidence to support such claims about EU policy or intentions.
