Thousands rally against brand new Hungarian constitution as government celebrates
AP
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Tens of thousands of protesters on Monday jeered Hungarian leaders outside a glitzy gala to mark the country’s brand new constitution, accusing the government of exerting control over everything from the media, to the economy and religion.
A diverse crowd chanted, whistled and hoisted placards outside the State Opera as Prime Minister Viktor Orban and guests celebrated inside. Many protesters called the premier the “Viktator.”
“The prime minister took an oath to defend the constitution, but instead he overthrew it,” Laszlo Majtenyi, a former head of the media authority, told the crowd on Andrassy Avenue. “Tonight the Opera is the home of hypocrisy and the street the home of constitutional virtues.”
Opposition activists and civil rights groups say Orban and his center-right Fidesz party, which has a two-thirds parliamentary majority, have passed laws eroding the democratic system of checks and balances by increasing political control over the judiciary, the central bank, religious groups and the media.
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This "eroding of the democratic system" is a world wide epidemic and a clear sign of the very real struggle facing people everywhere
who want to take the reins of their destiny and that of this planet. Simply stop participating...
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