Hungary: Thousands Protest Against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Policies

[Martinus]

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Tens of thousands of protesters have attended a rally expressing their opposition to the policies of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Speakers from several civic groups, united by the "I don't 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 Orban's two-thirds majority, were also responsible for the problems affecting Hungarian democracy.

A spokesman said Hungary's "alternative president" will be elected at the next rally on March 15.

Sunday's demonstration was held on the 55th anniversary of Hungary's 1956 revolution against Soviet rule.

Good for Hungary!

It seems your democratic changes/vicissitudes are similar to Poland's, with some differences.

First, powerful social-democrats that got completely compromised for being crooks and swindlers.
This is followed by a massive victory for center-right parties with a reformist (some would say, authoritarian zeal).
Here's where our parallels diverge because your Fides remained united, whereas our center-right block got divided and led to a massive PO vs. PiS debacle (they both got to power in 2005 on similar platform, mind you).
Now, finally, a grass root movement starting what may become proper, European-style left (in Poland, it's the Palikot's movement, in Hungary the above).

[Tamas]

I am not sure what you are talking about, the news on the state TV did not cover this AT ALL








Yes, it was a nice start, still just a fraction of people FIDESZ could mobilize for their demonstrations and rallies.
But it is telling that all dignitaries were all too eager to celebrate the 1956 anniversary abroad so they don't have to go before crowds. Orban himself had the traditional huge-ass FIDESZ gathering cancelled due to the EU council that day.

[Martinus]

I am not sure what you are talking about, the news on the state TV did not cover this AT ALL

Really???

[Tamas]

I am not sure what you are talking about, the news on the state TV did not cover this AT ALL

Really???

yep, watched their news program this morning. no mention of the demonstration whatsoever.

[Neil]

Why would a small minority be a threat to the overwhelmingly popular government?

[DGuller]

I wonder if Arab Spring would reach the shores of Hungary? 

[Duque de Bragança]

I wonder if the Magyarab Spring would reach the shores of Hungary? 

FYP

[MadImmortalMan]

They don't have shores.

[Neil]

They don't have shores.

And rightly so.  They destabilized the Empire, and they reaped the whirlwind.

[Syt]

They don't have shores.

But they had an Admiral.

[Tamas]

They don't have shores.

But they had an Admiral.

That's how we roll.

[Tamas]

Also, for the first time, like, evah (in Hungary, at least), the face of a political movement is hott:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSP81Che1X0

AFAIK she is a leftie political activist who agreed to do the clip. Rest of the people are also from the movement, several of them are noted actors/musicians and such.

Worth noting that the girl at 0:34 is the leader of the student organization going against the (in general much needed, but right now very chaotic) higher education reforms of the government.

I, for one, welcome the replacement of ugly old ex-communist farts with young females in the political left

[Neil]

They don't have shores.

But they had an Admiral.

That's how we roll.

Well, he was an admiral for the empire that you people stabbed in the back.  It was only appropriate that Hungary lost access to the sea.

[Caliga]

Jesus, is that video recorded in Hungarian?  It sounds like baby talk.  Bar bar bar bar bar bar.  The Greeks were right.

[Habbaku]

Jesus, is that video recorded in Hungarian?  It sounds like baby talk.  Bar bar bar bar bar bar.  The Greeks were right.

Keep in mind that they're practically Russians and it makes more sense.