Tens of Thousands of Hungarians stage protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Tens of thousands of people participated in the mass rally in Budapest on Saturday against the government control over the media which reportedly helped Prime Minister Viktor Orban taking sweeping victory in recent polls.

Budapest is seeing similar rallies since Orban was elected on April 8 as the prime minister of the country. Saturday's rally was the second mass protest organised in the country.

On April 15, the similar mass rally was organised in which tens of thousands of Hungarians marched to Parliament demanding a recount of ballots and new election law to make the system more democratic.

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Demonstrators have urged opposition parties during the protest to stay united and join forces against the Orban's right-wing Fidesz party which won two-thirds of parliamentary seats at the polls.

News agency Reuters quoted demonstrators saying "our main goal is to dismantle Fidesz control over the public media but opposition parties also have a task as they are also responsible for this situation we are in".

"Together with them, we must fight for a new, just and fair election law and an investigation of corruption cases."

Viktor Orban is in power since 2010 and is accused of corruption and abuse of power. Critics also accused Orban of manipulating the elections through muzzling media. Reports also say that he has curbed judicial independence as he placed his allies in charge of formerly independent institutions.

Orban has increased control over the media. Organisers of the demonstration in the Facebook post said that Orban has converted state media into a ''propaganda machine''.

Orban has also refused to accept a large number of migrants in Hungary inviting criticism and bringing him a conflict with the European Union as well.

Demonstrators have been raising slogans such as 'we are the majority', 'Viktor give us back democracy', and 'we want freedom of the press'.

Viktor Orban won the third term of the prime ministerial term on April 8 with the sweeping majority after the strong anti-immigration campaign.