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| Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has warned he will crack down on any repeat of Monday night's violent protests in Budapest. | Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has warned he will crack down on any repeat of Monday night's violent protests in Budapest. |
| Mr Gyurcsany said the protests, in which dozens of people were hurt, were Hungary's "longest and darkest night" since the end of communism in 1989. | Mr Gyurcsany said the protests, in which dozens of people were hurt, were Hungary's "longest and darkest night" since the end of communism in 1989. |
| The violence erupted at the state TV building following a largely peaceful rally calling on Mr Gyurcsany to quit. | The violence erupted at the state TV building following a largely peaceful rally calling on Mr Gyurcsany to quit. |
| In a leaked tape, Mr Gyurcsany admitted his government had lied to the public. | In a leaked tape, Mr Gyurcsany admitted his government had lied to the public. |
| His comments, which were recorded just after a general election in April, have prompted calls for his resignation from opposition parties. | His comments, which were recorded just after a general election in April, have prompted calls for his resignation from opposition parties. |
| But his own Socialist party, and the junior party in the governing coalition, have stood behind the prime minister. | But his own Socialist party, and the junior party in the governing coalition, have stood behind the prime minister. |
| Protesters storm station | Protesters storm station |
| Mr Gyurcsany has thus far withstood pressure to leave office and had vowed to push forward with tough economic reforms. | Mr Gyurcsany has thus far withstood pressure to leave office and had vowed to push forward with tough economic reforms. |
| "I had spent three minutes on Sunday night thinking about whether I should step down or whether I had a reason to step down, and the conclusion I came to is that absolutely not," he told Reuters news agency. | "I had spent three minutes on Sunday night thinking about whether I should step down or whether I had a reason to step down, and the conclusion I came to is that absolutely not," he told Reuters news agency. |
| We lied morning, noon and night Ferenc Gyurcsanyexcerpt from leaked tape Excerpts from speech Tough-talking Gyurcsany Economic woes fuel unrest The prime minister also warned he would deal firmly with any further violent protests. | We lied morning, noon and night Ferenc Gyurcsanyexcerpt from leaked tape Excerpts from speech Tough-talking Gyurcsany Economic woes fuel unrest The prime minister also warned he would deal firmly with any further violent protests. |
| He said he had told police "to use all means to restore order", according to the national news agency MTI. | He said he had told police "to use all means to restore order", according to the national news agency MTI. |
| However an estimated 200 protesters gathered outside parliament on Tuesday, carrying a symbolic coffin with a placard that read: "We will bury the government of Gyurcsany." | However an estimated 200 protesters gathered outside parliament on Tuesday, carrying a symbolic coffin with a placard that read: "We will bury the government of Gyurcsany." |
| The trouble began on Monday night, when a group of protesters left the large, mostly peaceful demonstration near parliament and went to TV headquarters. | The trouble began on Monday night, when a group of protesters left the large, mostly peaceful demonstration near parliament and went to TV headquarters. |
| According to reports, they wanted a petition to be read out on air, and when refused, attacked the building. | According to reports, they wanted a petition to be read out on air, and when refused, attacked the building. |
| Riot police sent to contain the protest came under assault from protesters throwing cobblestones and bottles and setting cars alight. | Riot police sent to contain the protest came under assault from protesters throwing cobblestones and bottles and setting cars alight. |
| There were dramatic scenes after night fellEnlarge Image | |
| Police were forced to withdraw before returning to expel the protesters. Officials said 150 people had been injured - 102 of them police officers. | Police were forced to withdraw before returning to expel the protesters. Officials said 150 people had been injured - 102 of them police officers. |
| "Nothing like this has happened since 1956," one young protester told Reuters news agency, referring to Hungary's failed uprising against Soviet rule in October 1956. | "Nothing like this has happened since 1956," one young protester told Reuters news agency, referring to Hungary's failed uprising against Soviet rule in October 1956. |
| 'We lied' | 'We lied' |
| Mr Gyurcsany's comments which sparked the protests were heard in a tape of a meeting he held with his MPs a few weeks after April's election, and leaked to media on Sunday. | Mr Gyurcsany's comments which sparked the protests were heard in a tape of a meeting he held with his MPs a few weeks after April's election, and leaked to media on Sunday. |
| In excerpts broadcast on state radio, Mr Gyurcsany candidly admitted his government had accomplished "nothing" and had been lying for "the last year and a half to two years". | In excerpts broadcast on state radio, Mr Gyurcsany candidly admitted his government had accomplished "nothing" and had been lying for "the last year and a half to two years". |
| Mr Gyurcsany should resign... He and his "friends" should leave this country for good Protester, Budapest Send your comments Press split over PM | |
| "We lied morning, noon and night," he said in a speech punctuated by obscenities. | "We lied morning, noon and night," he said in a speech punctuated by obscenities. |
| Protests had already been planned this week over tough austerity measures imposed since the election. | Protests had already been planned this week over tough austerity measures imposed since the election. |
| The leaked revelations were, for some of the protesters, the straw which broke the camel's back, the BBC's Nick Thorpe reports. | The leaked revelations were, for some of the protesters, the straw which broke the camel's back, the BBC's Nick Thorpe reports. |
| Local elections are scheduled in two weeks' time and the Socialists and their liberal coalition allies are trailing the conservative opposition party Fidesz in the polls. | Local elections are scheduled in two weeks' time and the Socialists and their liberal coalition allies are trailing the conservative opposition party Fidesz in the polls. |