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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, chats with MP of the governing Fidesz party Lajos Kosa during the plenary session of the Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, March 30, 2020. Later MPs approved legislation that extends a state of emergency and gives the government extraordinary powers to enact measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP)

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, chats with MP of the governing Fidesz party Lajos Kosa during the plenary session of the Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, March 30, 2020. Later MPs approved legislation that extends a state of emergency and gives the government extraordinary powers to enact measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP)

March 30, 2020

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Hungary approves extra government powers, with no end date
March 30, 2020 10:04 a.m.

Hungary approves extra government powers, with no end date

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's parliament on Monday approved a bill giving Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government extraordinary powers during the coronavirus pandemic, without setting an end date for their expiration.