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Large demonstrations against Prime Minister Viktor Orban! The scandal that shook Hungary
2024-04-08 08:39:34 / BOTA
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at the weekend in the square in front of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest to demonstrate against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. They waved Hungarian flags, some chanted "Orban is gone" and "We are not afraid". As reported by Ana Tilak, correspondent of the German public service ARD, the police speak of about 250,000 participants.
People also came to hear lawyer Peter Magyar (43), who until recently was a member of Orbán's Fidesz party. But in February, Peter Magyar suddenly became known to the general public when he revealed details of the government's work.
He called Orbán's Hungary a mafia state and presented evidence for it. The State Prosecutor's Office is investigating several cases. "The government must return power to the people and give them the opportunity to choose," he said in a speech that lasted nearly an hour.
The most massive political demonstrations in recent years
Peter Magyar has encouraged people to join his new movement "Stand Up, Hungarians!", which aims to unite conservative and liberal Hungarians disillusioned with Orban and a fragmented and ineffective political opposition.
"Hungary is on the verge of bankruptcy. Step by step, we must take our homeland back into our hands and build a new state, a sovereign, modern, European Hungary," he said. "The weekend protests were the biggest political demonstrations in recent years in the country," Magyar said.
The scandal that shook Hungary
The cause of the protests, perhaps even the beginning of Peter Magyar's rise to politics, was the scandal in February regarding the pardon of an associate of a school principal who was accused of sexual violence against children.
Because of this, Katalin Novak resigned from the post of president of Hungary. Even the former Minister of Justice, Judit Varga, gave up her name on the Fidesz list for the European elections. But they are not really responsible, Magyar said.
Peter Magyar cannot participate with his party in the European elections on June 9, because he cannot meet the deadlines related to the establishment of the party. However, he is negotiating with the existing parties for one of them to allow him to run.
The result of the European elections in Hungary will be the "first nail in the coffin" of the Orban system, Magyar said. According to the latest polls, Peter Magyar can win at least ten percent of the votes in Hungary./DW
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