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March 31, 2020

Hungary Passes New Law Granting Sweeping Power to Authoritarian PM Viktor Orbán
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In Hungary, critics warn authoritarian and anti-immigrant Prime Minister
Viktor Orbán is using the crisis to pass sweeping new laws to further
consolidate his power, allowing him to rule by decree and giving him
authority to override existing legislation, prevent elections, and
arrest and jail journalists that may be critical of his nationalist
government and their response to the pandemic.


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