Saturday, April 14, 2018, 20:58 by Press Association

Thousands of Hungarians march to demand election recount

Orban won several seats despite getting half the votes

Thousands of anti-government protesters in Hungary are marching in the capital Budapest to demand a vote recount and a new electoral system.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban was re-elected for a fourth term last week.

His Fidesz party won a super-majority in the national assembly, with preliminary results showing that Fidesz and its tiny ally the Christian Democratic party getting 134 seats in the 199-seat legislature.

Protesters were marching Saturday from the Opera to Parliament, with shouts of "Vik-tator!" and "Filthy Fidesz!"

They are upset that Hungary's electoral rules have given Mr Orban's party such a large majority when it only won around 50% of the votes.

Mr Orban, whose campaign focused on the demonisation of migrants, has promised "significant changes" in his next government, which could push for a constitutional amendment against migration.