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The center of Budapest hosted Friday for the third time in a row protests against Hungarian President Viktor Orban after the adoption of a controversial flexibilisation of Hungarian labor law.
Gathered in front of the parliament, between 2,000 and 3,000 people, most of them between the ages of 20 and 30, once again challenged the security forces, throwing glbad bottles at the police, who fought back with tear gas, AFP reporters said.
Organized informally by social networks, this event has, as in previous days, mobilized representatives of the opposition from left to right. These two camps have united their voices at an unprecedented event Wednesday to try to block new legislation.
The new law requires licensed companies to require their employees to carry out up to 400 additional hours a year, the equivalent of two months of work, payable within three years .
Presented by National Conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban as a way to allow to increase their incomes while meeting the need for work in the automobile industry, this legislation is called the "Slave Law" by the Opposition.
In addition to the requirements for the repeal of In these laws, protesters expressed outrage at the Prime Minister himself, shouting "Orban-like" slogans.
During the first two nights, 51 people were arrested and 14 policemen slightly injured, according to official figures.
The pro-government press treated the protesters as "Soros mercenaries", named after the liberal American billionaire of Hungarian origin, George Soros, who became Orban's main enemy.
An event scheduled for Sunday in Budapest has received the support of opposition parties and unions and can bring together tens of thousands of people, according to its organizers.
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