Thousands of Hungarians join first Budapest Pride march since Orban's defeat
Organizers said the march drew tens of thousands and went ahead despite a ban that Hungary’s new police force did not enforce.
- On Saturday, tens of thousands gathered in Budapest for the 31st annual Pride march, the first such LGBTQ+ event since the April election ousting of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who previously sought to ban the festivities.
- Defeated after 16 years in power, Orbán's nationalist-populist government had implemented numerous anti-LGBTQ+ policies, including legislation and a constitutional amendment attempting to outlaw the march itself.
- Temperatures reached at least 38 C as marchers began at the Opera house and crossed the Danube River; last year's defiance drew over 350,000 despite the official ban.
- Prime Minister Péter Magyar's administration has not repealed the previous anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, yet police authorized this year's march and provided security along the route, signaling a shift in state policy.
- Parliament is currently debating same-sex adoption as the European Union's highest court ruled that 2021 legislation banning LGBTQ+ content for minors violates European law, giving participants like Kristóf Györgyi hope for expanded rights.
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First Pride Parade Since Orbán Draws Crowds
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hungary's capital on Saturday to celebrate the 31st annual Budapest Pride, the first such LGBTQ+ march since former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who had sought to ban the event, was ousted in an April election. The march began Saturday afternoon as temperatures reached...
Tens of thousands celebrated at the Pride Parade in Budapest. It was the first move since the election of Prime Minister Orban, who had banned the parade. Participants appealed to the new government.
Tens of thousands of people participated on Saturday in the Budapest Pride March, held for the first time after the end of Viktor Orbán's 16 years of government. Despite the heat, the participants celebrated a new start for the LGBTQ+ community in Hungary, after years marked by restrictive policies promoted by the former premier.
At the first parade since the election of Orbán the participants defied the heat. Hungary's new Prime Minister Magyar has not yet appeared as a supporter
Despite the heat, tens of thousands took to the streets in Budapest to demonstrate for the rights of LGBTQ+ people. The event had been banned the previous year under Orbán's government. Source link: https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2026-06/pride-parade-budapest-2025-viktor-orban Author: DIE ZEIT: Zeitgeschehen – Marlena Wessollek Publish date: 2026-06-27 16:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked source.
Thousands attend Pride parade in post-Orbán Budapest
Tens of thousands of people gathered in soaring temperatures in Hungary's capital to celebrate the 31st annual Budapest Pride, the first such LGBTQ+ march since former prime minister Viktor Orbán, who had sought to ban the event, was ousted in an April election.
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