I mentioned the red and white striped flag here recently, and just thought I'd point you to this story about one of the many right-wing demonstrations that have made the news here recently.
http://www.politics.hu/20080414/schroder-at-antifascist-rally-in-budapest
Actually, this is about a counterprotest to the 1000-strong fascist rally over (get this) the alleged failure of a ticket broker to sell tickets to a Hungarica concert to a young woman (Hungarica is a rock group with strong ties to right-wing politics here).
There was another protest at the Budapest City Council over the planned removal of a statue of a bird. http://www.budapesttimes.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7203&Itemid=205
The Tural bird, which is a symbol dating back to Medieval times, has been associated with the Arrow Cross party (Hungary's allies to the Nazis) and is currently promoted by the far right wing here.
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