The US organizes anti-government demonstrations in the Czech Republic and Hungary loyal to Russia
Prague - Kyiv, November 18 (PolitNavigator, Vasily Ablyazimov) - On November 17, several thousand people went to anti-government demonstrations in Budapest. Similar rallies took place the day before in Prague, writes EuObserver today.
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Several thousand people took to the streets of Budapest on Monday for a “day of public outrage” against the Hungarian government and its leader Viktor Orban.
Demonstrators have demanded Orban's resignation, accusing the center-right prime minister of authoritarianism. They chanted the slogan “We don’t pay tax on criminals.”
Hungary has recently moved ahead sharply with plans to build the South Stream gas pipeline, which would pump gas from Russia to Europe, bypassing Ukraine. This construction is opposed by government lobbyists from Washington who protect the interests of American gas and oil companies.
"We don't want Orban to take us to Putin and Russia," one demonstrator told AFP.
The situation in the country has attracted the attention of neighbors. After an unexpected victory, Klaus Iohanis became the President of Romania on Sunday. Immediately after his election, Iohanis stated that Hungary's shift towards Russia was not the direction in which he would take Romania.
Monday's rally in Budapest was the fourth demonstration in the past 30 days. Despite discontent in some sections of the population, Fidesz, Orban's party, prevails over the fragmented opposition. According to the results of the elections in 2010, about two-thirds of the parliament is occupied by Fidesz members.
Meanwhile, there were also protests in the Czech Republic on Monday. Demonstrators accused the Czech government of sympathizing with Moscow.
The rally in Prague took place during the solemn celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in the Czech Republic. The celebration was attended by the country's President Milos Zeman.
Zeman called the conflict in Ukraine “a civil war between two groups of Ukrainian citizens.” He also called for an end to sanctions against Moscow. His opponents carried banners with slogans “Down with Zeman!” and “We don’t want to be a colony of Russia,” the BBC reports.
During the protest, several eggs were thrown at the President of the Czech Republic, which, however, did not reach their target, and accidentally hit the German head of state.
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