CBC News Video: Overtime Law Sparks Protests In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2018 9:08 AM
A pro-Palestinian solidarity rally was held in Budapest's Fovam Square on Friday afternoon, organised by the Community of Palestinians Living in Hungary. A counter-demonstration was also held in front of the Dohány Street Synagogue.
Former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the leader of opposition Fidesz, called on everyone to participate in Thursday’s demonstration in Budapest organised by his party "against autocracy," adding that former President Janos Ader will deliver a speech at the demonstration.
Our Homeland Movement (MHM) will field candidates in all 106 constituencies despite "smear campaigns", the party's deputy leader, Dora Duro, told a press briefing on the campaign trail in Miskolc, in eastern Hungary.
The pro-government Civil Union Forum (CÖF) and its associated Civil Union Foundation (CÖKA) have officially announced a "Peace March" (Békemenet) to be held on the March 15 national holiday. The organization’s leader, László Csizmadia, confirmed on Tuesday that the police have been notified of the plans for the demonstration, which traditionally draws hundreds of thousands of supporters of the Orbán administration.
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