BUDAPEST — For weeks on end, tens of thousands of mostly young Hungarians have demonstrated in the streets of Budapest, in what is becoming a new political movement against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Initially sparked by a draft bill on nonprofits and legislation that essentially would close down the Central European University in Budapest, the protests — which at their height drew as many as 80,000 people to the streets — have morphed into a broader movement demanding government accountability, a full return to democracy and a rollback of Russian influence in the country’s politics.
At the same time, Orbán’s popularity has …read more
Source: European Voice
