Opposition parties hold joint demonstration

Hungary's parliamentary opposition parties emphasised the importance of cooperation at a joint demonstration held on the occasion of the March 15 national holiday in Budapest on Friday. Klara Dobrev, who heads the European parliamentary election list of the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition, called for the establishment of a "normal, livable" Hungary, which she said required "clearing out the Orban regime". Independent MP Akos Hadhazy said that instead of talking too much and plotting against each other, the opposition parties needed to work and organise themselves, and instead of resignation they needed resolve and determination. Peter Marki-Zay, mayor of Hodmezovasarhely and head of the Everyone's Hungary Movement, said the governing politicians had "good reason" to be scared because something had changed. "Here and now, a national unity has been created," he said.