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(14 Apr 2009) SHOTLIST 1. Right-wing opposition protest outside parliament 2. Security 3. Pan from violinists to protesters singing 4. Close up of protesters singing 5. Wide of protest 6. SOUNDBITE: (Hungarian) Zsuzsanna Harikus, protester: "Well, this is actually just a switching of hyenas, because our lying traitor of a 'mafioso' prime minister is being replaced by another lying 'mafioso'." 7. Protesters 8. SOUNDBITE: (Hungarian) Judit Port, protester: "There should be free elections. Free, democratic elections. We want nothing more, and I hope more and more people come and protest." 9. Various of protesters in pouring rain 10. Various of police dispersing protesters 11. Demonstrators fleeing from tear gas 12. Zoom in to protester arguing with police STORYLINE Some 2,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Budapest on Tuesday to protest the parliamentary election of Gordon Bajnai as prime minister and demanding early elections. Protesters started gathering around mid-morning in Hungary's capital in front of the parliament building. The Hungarian Guard, a far-right movement, was also present. One protester said Bajnai's election was just the replacement of one dishonest politician with a similar one, while another said there should be free and fair elections. Bajnai replaces Ferenc Gyurcsany, who said last month he would resign and allow a new government to deal with Hungary's deepest economic crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago. Bajnai needed the support of 193 lawmakers and received 204 votes in the 386-seat legislature, with most of the centre-right opposition either abstaining or not voting. Because of large external financing needs and a fluctuating currency, Hungary has been one of the countries in Eastern Europe hit hardest by the global economic crisis. Its economy is expected to shrink by around six percent this year and continue to erode, albeit at a smaller pace, in 2010. The Socialist minority government received support from the Alliance of Free Democrats, their former coalition partners, in getting Bajnai elected, but the Free Democrats will not be part of the new government. Speaking in parliament, the 41-year-old Bajnai said he would not seek to run for office when national elections are next held, most likely in April or May 2010. Bajnai, who was economic minister in Gyurcsany's Cabinet, said he accepted the Socialists' nomination to help solve Hungary's political crisis quickly and avoid early elections. Bajnai, however, said he would lead the government only as long as his crisis management programme was backed by a parliamentary majority and would not oppose early elections, as demanded by the opposition, if his political support faltered. Bajnai announced the expected members of his Cabinet on Tuesday, but did not provide details of his government programme. When he was nominated as Gyurcsany's successor two weeks ago, Bajnai said that the reforms needed to put the Hungarian economy back on track would "hurt." Among the expected austerity measures are the elimination of extra pension payments and automatic annual bonuses for public employees, a gradual increase in the retirement age, lower subsidies for farmers, and the suspension of subsidies for home buyers. Bajnai said his programme contained not only cuts and restrictions but also steps to spur economic activity, which he promised to reveal later. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...