http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20201112-200047-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/power-grab-in-times-of-emergency/ Power Grab in Times of Emergency Kazai, Viktor Z. eng 2020-11-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 constitutional amendment democracy Hungary Orban Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In the late hours on 10 November, the National Assembly adopted an Enabling Act authorizing the Orbán cabinet to govern by decree for 90 days, even though the executive already had very broad legislative power due to the introduction of the medical state of emergency. The ink was barely dry on the approval of the delegation of extraordinary legislative power to the government, when the Minister of Justice introduced several bills on important legislative reforms, such as the Ninth Amendment to the Fundamental Law and changes to the electoral system.