Thousands of people protested in Hungary against a controversial new labour law and the rule of right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Sunday Dec 18,2018's protest, called "Merry Xmas Mr
Prime Minister" by organisers, was the fourth and biggest demonstration
in a week by leftist opposition parties, student groups, trade unions
and ordinary people against the nationalist government.
Protesters waved Hungarian and European Union
flags in Budapest as they walked from Heroes' Square towards parliament
in crisp winter weather. They held up banners and shouted slogans
including "Don't steal" and "Independent courts".
Citizens in cities outside the capital such as Gyor, Szeged, Miskolc and Debrecen demonstrated for the first time on Sunday Dec 16,2018
The unrest was sparked after
opposition parties blew sirens and whistles inside parliament on
Wednesday in an unsuccessful effort to prevent the adoption of two
controversial bills.
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