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Bill Extending Special Legal Order in Hungary Ignites Debate in Parliament Parliament has passed a bill on extending the special legal order in connection with measures to protect the country against the coronavirus pandemic. The motion was rejected by all opposition parties that lambasted the government for a failed response to the pandemic and the abuse of power provided by the special legal order. In response, the ruling parties accused the opposition of risking people’s lives for politic...

The law was passed with 133 votes in favour, 55 against, with one abstention. Justice Minister Judit Varga, in her reasoning attached to the bill, said the approval by lawmakers was “a political recognition of the government’s efforts so far to stop the epidemic”. The representatives of Hungarian opposition parties had a lot to say in response to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech in parliament on Monday. They accused the government of corruption and failure to adequately respond to ...