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"I almost died when for a year and a half we had to pretend we were governing. Instead, we lied morning, evening and night. I don't want to do this anymore," the PM said (Photo: Melyviz)

Thousands protest over Hungarian PM's lies

Thousands of protesters have clashed with police and stormed the headquarters of Hungary's state television, furious over a leaked recording in which the country's prime minister admitted that the government "lied morning, evening and night" about the economy to win the election in April.

The protests started Monday night outside the Hungarian parliament and moved on to the offices of the state television, MTV, later that night.

The turmoil began after state radio on Sunday (17 Se...

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"I almost died when for a year and a half we had to pretend we were governing. Instead, we lied morning, evening and night. I don't want to do this anymore," the PM said (Photo: Melyviz)

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