Tends of thousands of Hungarians attend opposition leader's rally

euronews (in English)

A rising political newcomer hoping to deal a blow to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mobilised tens of thousands of supporters in Budapest on Saturday.

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00:00 Tens of thousands of people took part in the Tisza party's campaign rally in Budapest.

00:06 The party's vice president, Péter Magyar, said that their aim was to change the government

00:11 and put Hungary back on the European path, as well as to create a more just system of

00:16 government based on the rule of law.

00:19 He entered public life and politics in February after the presidential pardon scandal.

00:24 The Tisza party is the peace party, the real peace party.

00:31 The Tisza party, unlike the current government, did not send Hungarian soldiers to civil war camps.

00:39 The Tisza party, unlike Fidesz, did not build fighting vehicles, weapons and ammunition factories.

00:52 Péter Magyar started his visit to Hungary on April 17th.

00:56 He visited Hungary practically within a few weeks.

00:59 He declared the recent campaign-closing rally the biggest political demonstration ever.

01:05 Kúnyarita, Euronews, Budapest.

01:08 (whooshing)

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