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Hungary's Orbán-era wartime state of emergency ended, PM Péter Magyar says

The emergency governance framework was first introduced by the government of previous Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in 2020 as part of measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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00:00The new Hungarian government has officially ended the state of emergency that was put in place during the 2020 COVID
00:06-19 pandemic by former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
00:10The new Prime Minister Peter Magyar stated that the move represents a return to normality, arguing that the decree-based
00:16emergency rule was an outdated wartime method.
00:20The previous administration under Orban had repeatedly extended the measure, citing security and humanitarian risks following the invasion of Ukraine
00:28in 2022.
00:30The European Parliament had long criticized the system as incompatible with European values.
00:36In a stark shift in foreign policy, Budapest has also summoned the Russian ambassador Evgeny Stanislavov, following a massive drone
00:43attack near the border with Ukraine.
00:45The strikes hit the Transcarpathia region, which is home to a significant Hungarian minority.
00:50On Wednesday, Russia launched at least 800 drones in a barrage that targeted roughly 20 regions across Ukraine, killing six
00:58people and wounding dozens.
01:00Prime Minister Magyar strongly condemned the attack, noting that Foreign Minister Anita Orban would demand the information on when Vladimir
01:08Putin plans to end the conflict.
01:10Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the shift in Budapest, describing the summons as an important message.
01:19Russian President Volodymyr Zelensky-2021, 다� 해도 an honourable in the U.S.
01:20Russian President Volodymyr Zelensky of the European Union, which is the right to help women to issue an unfriendly,
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