2011 protests in Hungary

2011 Hungarian protests 17 March and 30 December 2010 Budapest New Constitution of HungaryAlleged authoritarian tendenciesIncreasingly clerical politics Maintain current ConstitutionProtect democracyMaintain the freedom of religion Remove the flat tax EndedNew Constitution passed Hungary Hungarian opposition: Flag of the Democratic Coalition (Hungary).svg Democratic Coalition Flag of the Hungarian Socialist Party.svg Hungarian Socialist Party Lehet Más a Politika logó.svg Politics Can Be Different Hungary Government of Hungary Flag of Fidesz (Hungary).svg Fidesz Flag of the Democratic Coalition (Hungary).svg Ferenc GyurcsányFlag of the Hungarian Socialist Party.svg Attila MesterházyLehet Más a Politika logó.svg Tímea Szabó HungaryFlag of Fidesz (Hungary).svg Viktor OrbánHungaryFlag of Fidesz (Hungary).svg Pál SchmittHungaryFlag of Fidesz (Hungary).svg Tibor NavracsicsFlag of Budapest (1990-2011).svgFlag of Fidesz (Hungary).svg István Tarlós The Hungarian protests of 2011 were popular protests against the new constitutionhttp://lapa.princeton.edu/hosteddocs/hungary/Hungarian%20Constitution%20English%20final%20version.pdf 25 April 2011 28 February 2016 Princeton University English THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF HUNGARY 1 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231201090555/https://lapa.princeton.edu/hosteddocs/hungary/Hungarian%20Constitution%20English%20final%20version.pdf deadhttp://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/destroying-democracy-hungarians-protest-controversial-new-constitution-a-806933.html 'Destroying Democracy': Hungarians Protest Controversial New Constitution 3 January 2012 28 February 2016 Der Spiegel proposed by the parliamentary majority following the 2010 Hungarian parliamentary election, which came into force on 1 January 2012. The new constitution met some resistance not only from the oppositional parties but also from the public. According to the critics it served to strengthen the power of the ruling party.May 2025 There were two large protests in Budapest, one on 17 March and another on 30 December. At these occasions protesters chanted slogans denouncing the prime minister and his "dictatorship".https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-16387117 BBC News Hungarians protest against new Fidesz constitution 19 December 2011 28 February 2016 The protests also appealed to maintain the freedom of religion and against the flat 16% income tax. See also Taxation in Hungary Hungarian Constitution References External links http://www.americanhungarianfederation.org/news_kossuth_1848-2011.htm American Hungarian Federation 2011 Commemoration of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution and War of Liberation 28 February 2016 Category:Human rights in Hungary Category:Protests in Hungary Category:2011 in Hungary Category:2011 protests Category:Opposition to Viktor Orbán