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The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/boomership on 2024-02-17 10:00:57.
The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/boomership on 2024-02-17 10:00:57.
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Tens of thousands of people protested in Budapest on Friday at the biggest rally against Viktor Orbán’s government for years, after a sexual abuse case pardon by President Katalin Novák caused public uproar and led to her resignation.
The uncovering of the pardon triggered a public outcry, and nine online influencers, among them the popular singer Azahriah, called for a protest in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators, including many young people, squeezed into the huge square, with more filling the avenues leading towards it and others still marching there.
“Irrespective of the [political] sides, we believe it is important for us to speak out in support of a protection of the victims [of abuse], transparency, human dignity and honest public dialogue,” they wrote.
Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party tried to win back the narrative, saying mistakes on its side had consequences, as the president resigned, unlike those made by the opposition.
Orbán’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyás, told a briefing earlier on Friday that the president and the former justice minister took responsibility for the issue and the government considered the matter closed.
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