Thousands march in Budapest to support Orbn amid election challenges
Source: abc news
Thousands of Hungarians have gathered in Budapest to support Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press October 23, 2025, 6:12 AM
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of Hungarians congregated on the streets of Budapest on Thursday in a show of force on behalf of their leader, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, .....
The gathering, dubbed a “peace march” by organizers, came on Hungary’s Oct. 23 national holiday, a remembrance of a failed anti-Soviet uprising in 1956 that was crushed by the Red Army. Marchers shouted slogans backing Orbán and his message that Hungary is at risk of becoming directly involved in Russia's war in Ukraine.
At the front of the march, one large banner read: “We don’t want to die for Ukraine.” .............
Orbán, considered Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest partner in the European Union, has consistently argued against Western support for neighboring Ukraine since Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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The dueling marches were seen as a barometer of which politician had more energy behind his campaign as elections near. Orbán, in power since 2010, is lagging in the polls behind Magyar’s Tisza, and with six months before the ballot, the Hungarian leader has sought to reinvigorate his base.................
But the political mood in Hungary in recent months has made that task difficult: Persistent inflation, a stagnating economy ..........................................
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