Major rival rallies held in Hungary (VIDEOS)

PM Viktor Orban announced a battle against the “shadow army” of NGOs, while his opposition rival proclaimed the arrival of the “Hungarian spring”

Tens of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets of Budapest on Saturday to attend rallies organized by Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his opposition rival, former Fidesz party member Peter Magyar.

March 15 is a major national holiday in Hungary, commemorating the 1848 revolution against Austrian rule. Both Orban’s Fidesz Party and the opposition center-right Tisza Party used the occasion to rally support ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for April 2026.

More than 50,000 protesters attended the Tisza event, according to Reuters. Photos and videos circulating on social media showed massive crowds waving national flags and party banners, flooding several streets in the Hungarian capital.

“Tisza is flooding,” demonstrators chanted, referring to both the opposition party and one of Hungary’s major rivers. Founded in 2020, the Tisza Party has recently seen a surge in approval ratings, reportedly surpassing Fidesz by about 10%, according to a Telex report this week.

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