PHOTOS, VIDEO: pro-Russia demonstration held in Budapest with a surprising participant

“Peace with Russia!” That was the motto of a pro-Russia demonstration held in Budapest’s popular Nyugati Square. “Down with the war! Down with the inflation!”, other banners went on. Here are some photos and what the speakers talked about in the company of red tents and a Russian flag.

The event’s principal organiser was the so-called Hungarian Workers’ Party, (Magyar Munkáspárt) the successor party of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt), ruling Hungary in the Cold War era. Gyula Thürmer, the party’s head, said they were fed up with the war, the expensive bread, and fuel and that the government deceives the people, index.hu wrote.

There were not too many people in his audience, probably because of the lack of interest in such a cause and the sub-zero temperatures. Although many Hungarians do not agree with Western policies regarding Ukraine or Russia, a pro-Russian demonstration in the heart of Budapest seems to be a bit of a stretch for most of them.

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Here is a video:

Thürmer said liberal parties (DK, Momentum) want war, while the workers’ party promotes peace. He also acknowledged the so-called “security guarantees” Russia needed. Thürmer added that in the case of Zelenskiy’s victory, the fate that awaited the Transcarpathian Hungarians was merciless. Meanwhile, nobody should be afraid of Russia because Moscow will not attack Hungary, he highlighted. Thürmer wants to send home all NATO soldiers from Hungary and would say no to Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO accession.

And here are some photos:

A speaker, Eszter Fórizs, thanked Putin that he did not attack earlier.

There was a Russian flag at the demonstration. Interestingly, one of the two men holding it was the MP candidate of the radical-nationalist Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland) in 2022, telex.hu wrote. It seems that in the matter of “peace,” the two opposite sides of the political spectrum found each other.

Source: telex.hu, index.hu