- 'Hungary is no longer a democracy,' says Hungarian legal scholar: Hungary's emergency powers law, which gave the government sweeping powers, was introduced to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. But legal scholar Gabor Halmai said he fears the law is here to stay. https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-is-no-longer-a-democracy-says-hungarian-legal-scholar/a-53442394 224 comments worldnews