PHOTOS: MP Hadházy continues to protest in Budapest’s downtown

Hungary’s opposition “should finally be proud, because they have embarrassed the powers that be and made them ridiculous,” independent lawmaker Ákos Hadházy told a demonstration held in downtown Budapest on Tuesday.

At the 16th protest calling for the withdrawal of the law on the right of free assembly and against the adoption of the transparency law, Hadházy said that the Budapest Pride held last Saturday had been the largest anti-government protest ever and the largest mass protest held since the fall of communism, “because it is perfectly obvious that this was an anti-government demonstration.”

Hadházy: protesters’ strength and police dilemma

Hadházy said the demonstration had shown strength. At the same time, strength will not prevail without perseverance and determination, he said, “but the greatest achievement of the past months is that the opposition has shown both, and that is scaring the powers that be.”

Hadházy said demonstrators will march to the Interior Ministry, demanding that the “techno-fascist law be withdrawn and the police does not use the footage of Saturday’s demonstration.”

He insisted that the police was facing a “dilemma”. “If I had to bet today, I’d bet on fines being imposed.” “The powers that be have made a huge mistake, but we can’t afford to another one and stop now.”