Hungarians protest against the rightwing government at a rally organised by spoof Two-tailed Dog Party in Budapest. Photo: ReutersThousands of Hungarians joined a rally mocking Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday (local time), in the latest protest against what they call his attacks on democracy and human rights. The march through Budapest's centre was organised by the Two-Tailed Dog Party, a spoof party which last year encouraged voters to draw penises on ballot papers in a referendum on migrant quotas. Demonstrations have been mounted in the past three weeks against a new law that targets the Central European University, founded in Budapest by the Hungarian-born billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros. One year ahead of elections, Orban's right-wing Fidesz party has a firm lead in opinion polls.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 23, 2017 03:02 UTC