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Tens of thousands in Hungary protest govt policy

Dunya News

Thousands of protesters expressed their opposition to policies of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Speakers from several civic groups, united by the I dont like the regime motto, condemned a wide range of government measures, from restrictive media polices to changes in the tax system hurting the poor.Balazs Denes, head of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, said the weak opposition parties in parliament, up against Orbans two-thirds majority, were also responsible for the problems affecting Hungarian democracy.A spokesman said Hungarys alternative president will be elected at the next rally on March 15.Sundays demonstration was held on the 55th anniversary of Hungarys 1956 revolution against Soviet rule.
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