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The heavyweights speak:

The President (ceremonial post; won with right-wing votes in Parliament, but no party soldier) finally spoke about the events, calling them acts of common criminals, not excusable with anything and which must be confronted with all the powers of law enforcement. There must ba a sharp line between criminal action and the right for political protest. He said that just as "cynically awoiding basic moral issues" (e.g. lyig to voters) is unacceptable, so is giving implicit excuses for anti-constitutional activity. He denied analogies with 1956. He called on parties to consider in advance whether their mass events could get out of hand.
It was announced that Fidesz supremo leader Orbán will break his silence and speak in an hour.

Meanwhile, main anti-government protest organisers fully swung behind the line of calling for protests to be kept peaceful without explicitely denouncing the TV building riot. Including Jobbik, which denies participation in the violence last night.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Tue Sep 19th, 2006 at 09:35:08 AM EST
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Landscape after battle.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Tue Sep 19th, 2006 at 09:38:37 AM EST
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