Tens of thousands have protested in Budapest Hungary’s new Constitution, which they believe would undermine democratic institutions.
The protest took place near the State Opera House Monday as centre-right Fidesz Government led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban celebrated a new “Basic Law” with gala. The protesters chanted slogans anti-Orban as government officials arrived at the gala. But Mr Orban says new Constitution complements the country’s transition from communism to democracy.
Fidesz party won two-thirds majority in the elections of 2010 and have rewritten most of the law. Critics fear the new Constitution, which came into force on 1 January, the COURT’S power, threatens curbs of the media and ended the independence of the judiciary.
The European Union, the United States and international watchdog groups such as Amnesty International has voiced opposition to the legislation, which changed the name of the country from “the Republic of Hungary” to just “Hungary.”
Hungary face the possibility of recession in 2012, but the current dispute has cast doubt over talks with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to come to an agreement on new financing needed critical.
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We sent a letter to the Government of Hungary reported convey concerns about the crackdown on perceived democratic freedoms