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Hungarian parliament: Demonstrators say the whole of the government and not just the prime minister should go (Photo: EUobserver)

Right-wing protests welcome new Hungarian PM

The Hungarian parliament appointed a new, technocrat prime minister late on Tuesday, but for thousands of rightist protesters in the country's capital, replacing the head of government was not enough - they should all go.

Thousands of anti-government protesters from right-wing civil associations, including members of the paramilitary Hungarian Guard, rallied outside the parliament building as 204 deputies inside the house voted in as the new prime minister Gordon Bajnai, a 41-year-old p...

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Hungarian parliament: Demonstrators say the whole of the government and not just the prime minister should go (Photo: EUobserver)

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