Second massive demonstration against Hungarian PM held in Budapest

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Just one week after a massive demonstration against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a second protest with the participation of tens of thousands of people was held in the capital city Budapest on Saturday after Orban's third consecutive election victory on April 8.

The crowd, which organizers estimated to be 100,000 people, gathered in front of the parliament's building and marched in the inner city of Budapest to hear the speeches at a podium set up at the foot of the Erzsebet Bridge.

Organizers, just like a week before, were private individuals and civil organizations. In last week's protest, the demonstrators called for new elections. This time, the main objective of the event was the creation of unbiased and objective public media and a call for unification and cooperation between opposition parties.

Protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in Budapest, Hungary, on April 21, 2018. /VCG Photo

One of the organizers, Balazs Gulyas, said that the demonstrators had to stand by the civil organizations, and by the independent justice and local authorities.

The elections saw a large victory of the Hungarian conservative prime minister, whose Fidesz-KDNP coalition received 133 seats of 199 in the parliament according to the official figures.

Comments from the government are not yet available.

A third large demonstration is planned for May 8, on the occasion of the first session of the new parliament.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency