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Demonstrators call for president to veto legislation passed by parliament targeting Central European University Tens of thousands of people have protested in Budapest against legislation that could force the Central European University, founded by the financier George Soros, to move out of Hungary. A bill passed in parliament by the ruling rightwing Fidesz party of the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, a critic of liberal civil organisations funded by Soros, targeted CEU by setting out numerous conditions under which it must operate. The bill has led to criticism from hundreds of leading academics worldwide as well as the U.S. government and EU. [Read more].

• Reuters, Thousands protest in Hungary over threat to Soros university, The Guardian, April 9, 2017

Tens of thousands of Hungarians have protested against the bill passed by the ruling rightwing party. Photo: László Balogh/Reuters.