Hungary loses ‘Republic’ in name, and protests fill capital

Demonstrators crowded the Hungarian capital of Budapest Monday night to protest a new constitution they declared "anti-democratic." Many demanded Prime Minister Viktor Orban's resignation.
Protesters gathered outside the State Opera, where the prime minister was attending a gala celebrating the new constitution, the Associated Press reported. The protesters, upset by a number of new changes in the constitution, chanted "Viktator," merging the prime minister's first name with "dictator," the AP said.
Read full article >> Thomas Erdbrink 04 Jan, 2012
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