Chairman of the Hungarian opposition Tisza Party Peter Magyar, second righ, Vice Chairman of Tisza Party Agnes Forsthoffer, right, and opera singer Andrea Rost, the party's parliamentary candidate for Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok County Constituency 1, third from right, attend the Tisza Party demonstration in support of abused children at the Buda Castle Tunnel, in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán 's main challenger on Saturday led tens of thousands of demonstrators through the streets of Budapest in a protest over alleged child abuse in state-run juvenile institutions, an issue that has already shaken Orbán's government following a scandal last year.
The demonstration, called by Orbán's top rival, Péter Magyar, came in response to videos published this week depicting employees of a juvenile correction facility in Budapest physically abusing children housed there. The former head of the facility, who is in police custody on suspicion of operating a prostitution ring among other crimes, has also been accused of subjecting minors to physical and sexual abuse.