Traffic changes in Budapest due to political protest on Friday and Saturday
Péter Magyar, vice-president of the Respect and Freedom Party (Tisztelet és Szabadság, TISZA Party), will hold another demonstration in Budapest on Friday. The demonstration is expected to lead to closures and traffic changes, according to the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK).
Traffic changes in Budapest today and tomorrow
Péter Magyar, ex-husband of former Hungarian justice minister Judit Varga and face and VP of the newest Hungarian political party Tisza, announced another demonstration in front of the Ministry of Interior building on Friday at 6 PM.
The reason for the demonstration is the arrest of a guardian of a children’s home in Budapest on suspicion of sexual offences, according to a statement by the Budapest Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, Index reports. The demonstration is expected to lead to traffic changes in the capital on Friday and Saturday.
According to the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), a demonstration is happening on Friday between 5 PM and 8 PM and on Saturday between 4 PM and 7 PM in front of the Ministry of Interior in Széchenyi István Square, District V.
Traffic changes on Friday
Due to the event, the Széchenyi István Square, the Chain Bridge, and the József Attila Street will be closed today.
Buses No. 16, 105, 178, 210, 210B and 216 in both directions will cross the Erzsébet Bridge.
During the restrictions on József Attila Street, bus no. 15 will be diverted towards Boráros Square, while bus no. 9 will stop between Báthory Street-Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Street and Astoria.
Traffic changes on Saturday
Source: Wikimedia Commons / Norbert Aepli, Switzerland
On Saturday, only Széchenyi István Square is expected to be closed, and buses no. 16, 105, 178, 210, 210B and 216 will only run towards Buda via Erzsébet Bridge, while towards Pest they will stop at Erzsébet Square instead of József nádor Square, BKK announced.
Péter Magyar first called people to protest in Budapest on 15 March, then organised a demonstration on 26 March after the release of the promised audio recording, and again on 6 April. At the latter, lakmusz.hu estimated that more than 100,000 people gathered in Kossuth Lajos Square and the surrounding streets, while other estimates put the number as high as 200,000.
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