Hungary: Over 15,000 protest against govt of populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Protesters in front of the Parliament in Budapest, on Tuesday. Pic/AFP

Around 15,000 protesters gathered in Hungary's capital on Tuesday in what organisers called the beginning of a resistance movement against the government of populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Several public figures joined the demonstration in Budapest. Most of the speakers criticised what the government's increasingly "anti-democratic conduct". Some alleged corruption benefiting those with ties to Orbán's Fidesz party.

It was the latest anti-government protest since Orbán's party pushed through a law in March, and a constitutional amendment the following month, that effectively banned public LGBTQ+ events.

That law also allowed for authorities to use facial recognition technology to identify and fine participants in prohibited assemblies. It drew allegations that Orbán was leading the country toward a full autocracy similar to Russia under President Vladimir Putin.

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