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Protests target Hungary state TV Protests target Hungary state TV
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Protesters have tried to storm Hungary's state TV station after Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany admitted that his party had lied to win an election.Protesters have tried to storm Hungary's state TV station after Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany admitted that his party had lied to win an election.
Police used teargas to disperse the demonstrators in the capital Budapest. Correspondents say protestors used stones to attack the TV HQ in the capital Budapest, demanding to be allowed to broadcast their grievances.
Mr Gyurcsany's admission came after Hungarian radio played a tape of a meeting he had with his Socialist MPs a few weeks after the election in April. Police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.
Thousands gathered outside parliament on Sunday calling for Mr Gyurcsany to resign, but he has refused. Mr Gyurcsany's comments were heard in a tape of a meeting he had with his MPs a few weeks after the election in April.
Thousands have protested outside parliament since Sunday, calling for Mr Gyurcsany to resign.
During Monday night's demonstrations, at least one car was set on fire and demonstrators shouted "'56" in memory of Hungary's failed uprising against Soviet rule in October 1956.
Leaked report
It is not clear how the tapes of the meeting which sparked the protests were leaked.
In the excerpts, Mr Gyurcsany says harsh economic reforms are needed.
He thanks "divine providence, the abundance of cash in the world economy and hundreds of tricks" for keeping the economy above board.
In a speech sprinkled with obscenities, Mr Gyurcsany says: "We lied in the morning, we lied in the evening."
'Moral crisis'
The prime minister has received the backing of Socialist MPs who on Monday voted unanimously to support him.
However, Hungary's President, Laszlo Solyom, said Mr Gyurcsany had created a "moral crisis", and opposition parties have called for his resignation.
The main opposition party, Fidesz, has said it will boycott parliament for a day on Tuesday to protest against the "lies" of the Socialist-led government.
These are the first clashes to take place between police and demonstrators in Hungary since the fall of communism and the establishment of democracy in the late 1980s.