About 3,000 people holding Hungarian and European Union flags chanted “Spring comes – Orban goes.” Many held placards calling for an end to corruption and protesting against the current policies of the ruling party.
The protesters also held signs in German addressed to Angela Merkel which read: “We want to stay EU citizens!” and "Angela, don't negotiate with the mafia."
They expressed their concern about Orban’s economic policies and his stance on relations with Russia.
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— Juan Maza Calleja (@JuanMazaCalleja) 1 февраля 2015
"We want to show that the country is not equal to Orban, that the majority does not support his policies going closer to Vladimir Putin," rally organizer Balazs Gulyas, the leader of last year's protests against the new internet tax, told AP. "The majority of the people want to be in the EU."
A similar protest took place in Budapest at the beginning of January.
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Orban’s Fidesz party began losing popularity when it attempted to introduce a tax on internet users last October. The announcement of the bill caused mass protests.
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Orban will be in power until the next parliamentary election, which will take place in 2018.
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