Orban’s Plan for Indefinite Emergency Rule Delayed by Opposition
- Opposition rejects bill they say threatens to end democracy
- Hungarian leader says measure needed for coronavirus fight
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Hungarian opposition parties rejected fast-tracking a government bill that would give Prime Minister Viktor Orban the power to rule by decree indefinitely, arguing that it threatened to pave the way for the end of democracy.
The vote in parliament on Monday, days before the expiration of a two-week state of emergency to fight the coronavirus, only delayed its passage as the premier’s ruling coalition has the supermajority that he needs to pass it in parliament next week.