Hungary expands government powers in case of 'terror threat.' On Tuesday, Hungary's parliament amended the country's constitution to conceive of a "terrorism state of emergency," in which the government can deploy the military domestically and curb assembly and speech for 15 days before needing parliamentary approval. Responding to international criticism that the new powers infringe on human rights, Prime Minister Viktor Orban blamed Western Europe for endangering Hungary via the migrant crisis, and asserted that other countries, such as France and the US, utilize even stricter policies.
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