US EditionHungary's Orban accuses EU of orchestrating 'repulsive' Pride march
- Budapest Pride went ahead on June 28 despite a government ban and escalating intimidation tactics in the Hungarian capital.
- The ban followed legislation citing child protection, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán aiming to energize his base amid a challenge from rival Peter Magyar.
- The parade drew an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 people, making it the largest in its 30-year history, although the procession stalled and police blocked part of the route.
- Political analysts called the event a major show of defiance against repression, with Kreko texting it was a 'massive anti-governmental protest against all threats.'
- The event underlined growing opposition momentum but was unlikely to produce immediate political change without wider mobilisation beyond Budapest before April's elections.
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The Hungarian government accused the march of "sombar of Hungary's sovereignty" and "trying to impose the cow culture." Budapest's police are "currently investigating events".
Budapest Pride, which took place this weekend in the Hungarian capital, was a “disgrace” and nothing to be proud of. Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, said this in a television interview, writes...
"I am from those who don't consider what happened as a cause of pride. ... I say it is a shame," said Viktor Orbán, in an interview quoted by the international press.
At least 200,000 people were estimated by the organizers to have taken part in the annual march of pride of LGBTC+ in central Budapest on 28 June, despite a ban by the Hungarian government and police, and the AFP noted that this was a record for the Hungarian capital — in previous years, even before the ban, a maximum of 35,000 people participated.
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