Hungarians rally for former ally leading the charge against Viktor Orbán’s rule

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Hungarians rally for former ally leading the charge against Viktor Orbán’s rule
theguardian.com
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"Thousands of people rallied in Budapest on Saturday as a political newcomer led a push to mobilise voters against Hungary’s populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, ahead of European elections on Sunday.

“We defeated apathy,” declared Péter Magyar, a former government insider who switched sides and launched an opposition movement, as he stood in front of a vast crowd which filled the capital’s Heroes’ Square.