Go to mediabankView of St Stephen's Basilica in Budapest. Archival photoBUDAPEST, Sep 2 A rally organized by the Pupils for Teachers movement is taking place in the center of Budapest, protesters are in favor of increasing teachers' salaries and solving the problem of teacher shortages, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. As the organizers reported on the page on social networks, the main demands of the protesters are “solving the problem of a shortage of teachers, creating more comfortable conditions for teachers and students in schools, and the state’s attention to education problems.” According to the organizers, more than 4.7 thousand people planned to take part in the action. The organizers encouraged participants to wear plaid shirts, so many participants wear plaid shirts as well as flags. The crowd passes through the pedestrian streets in the center of Budapest, so the traffic is practically not disturbed. Police officers are on duty at the road sections, letting protesters and public transport into the queue. free education», «Respect our teachers», «Today's class is the country of the future» and «No teacher, no future». The rally was attended by the mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karacioni, and the former candidate for prime minister from the coalition of opposition parties, Peter Marki-Zaj. Earlier, a similar action took place on March 16, the day after the celebration of the day of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.
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