US EditionTens of Thousands Rally at Megaconcert to Vote Out Hungary’s Orbán
More than 50 acts played one song each as organizers urged young voters to back the opposition and end Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule.
- On Friday, over 100,000 people filled Heroes Square in Central Budapest for the Rendszerbont Nagykoncert, a seven-hour protest concert. Performers and attendees urged citizens to vote out Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in nationwide elections two days later.
- Economic stagnation and corruption scandals fueled public discontent, prompting performers to frame the event as a call to belong to Europe and reject Orbán's increasingly close ties to Moscow.
- A 21 Research Center survey found 65% of voters under 30 support Tisza, while only 14% back Orbán. Performer Benedek Szabó told The Associated Press that "everyone's fed up, and everyone's ready to finally change this system."
- Attendees chanted "Ruszkik haza," a refrain from Hungary's 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, signaling demands for regime change. Organizers presented the concert as a direct effort to boost turnout and unseat Orbán, whose Fidesz party faces its biggest threat in nearly two decades.
- Sunday's election will test whether youth-led momentum can unseat Orbán after 16 years in power. Center-right Tisza leader Péter Magyar has galvanized voters who see him as the most credible challenger to the current administration's grip on the country.
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After sixteen years in power, Viktor Orbán waved after an extraordinary campaign. Eight million voters were expected to vote for the parliamentary elections on Sunday.
A large-scale anti-government concert took place in Budapest on the eve of the parliamentary elections. The event lasted almost seven hours, it was attended by about 50 bands and performers.
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More than 100,000 people gathered in Budapest for a large concert before the parliamentary elections, calling on voters not to support the current government led by Victor Orban, reports the AP.
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