BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians gathered for rival rallies in Budapest, overshadowed by concerns over who should lead the nation after the April 3 elections with a raging war in neighboring Ukraine.
Hungary’s hardline Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a massive crowd of up to 700,000 people that Hungary wouldn’t be maneuvered into a war.
The opposition has condemned his perceived cozy relationship with Putin. “The choice is between Putin or Europe,” said opposition speakers about Orbán, who they view as increasingly authoritarian. At a rival opposition rally, they made clear that oil may come from the East, “but freedom comes from the West.”