Protester Magyar was also covered by foreign media on Saturday's demonstrations, as the new challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the rising star of the Hungarian opposition, a pro-EU pledge, according to media reports.
The Guardian: Orban's new challenger leads mass demonstrations in Budapest
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of Hungarians staged demonstrations against the Hungarian leadership, one of the largest in recent years, organized by a former Fidesz insider who shook the country's political life.
Péter Magyar, a lawyer and former diplomat who once belonged to an elite circle around the ruling party, publicly broke with the government in February and will now challenge Viktor Orbán, according to the Guardian's demonstration on Saturday.
British journalist Lily Bair quoted Magyar in her article, in which she stressed: "Hungary has already begun to change, and this cannot be stopped." ”
Zsuzsanna Végh, project manager of the German Marshall Fund, was also interviewed, and according to him, "the appearance of Peter Magyar surprised the government. ”
The Independent: Opposition Peter Magyar leads anti-government demonstrations in Budapest
The British newspaper The Independent broadcast Peter Magyar's demonstration live.
The newspaper also mentions the Talpra Magyarok community, which was founded on Saturday, and the intention of Péter Magyar, known as a "former Fidesz insider", to establish a political party.
Bloomberg: Orban's opponents promised Hungary to switch to support the EU
The demonstration was also reported by Bloomberg, a well-known American business newspaper.
They wrote: A rising star of the Hungarian opposition, who is in the spotlight for exposing corruption, gathered with hundreds of thousands of supporters on Saturday and promised that if he succeeds in overthrowing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's long rule, he will switch to pro-EU.
Peter Mazar was present at the demonstration after two of Orban's key allies, including Magyar's ex-wife and former Justice Minister Judith Varga, resigned in February, the report said.
The Telegraph: Tens of thousands of people demonstrated against Orbán's government
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against Orban Victor's government in central Budapest, led by a lawyer who had been close to the government and who had recently launched a political campaign aimed at challenging the prime minister's power. According to the Telegraph, a conservative British newspaper, protesters marched to parliament in unusually warm spring weather, with some chanting "We are not afraid" and "Orban should resign".