In Budapest, received thousands of opposition protests.

Several thousand people took part in anti-government demonstrations which took place on Sunday, March 15, in the capital of Hungary, the Associated Press. The demonstration was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the 1848 revolution.

To stop the participants of the protest, tried to break through to the parliament building, police were forced to use tear gas. 35 participants in anti-arrested, told representatives of the Budapest police. Among the detained leaders of the two extremist groups pravoradikalnyh.

In addition, on Sunday, right-wing party "Hungarian Guard" arranged in a central area of Budapest a ceremony of adoption in their series of 600 new members. In late 2008, the court banned the activities of the Hungarian Guard ", but the direction the party appealed the verdict. Consideration of the appeal has not yet been completed.

Since 2004, when Hungary came to power the Socialist government led by Prime Minister Ferenc Dyurchanem, the radical opposition has arranged a protest, degenerating into riots. Most large-scale opposition protests were held in Budapest in October 2006.

Hungary, like AP, is among the European countries most affected by global economic crisis. To deal with the crisis of the Hungarian authorities, in particular, were forced to ask the IMF loan of 25 billion dollars.