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Hungary police say 'no grounds' to ban Budapest Pride parade
Police said no grounds exist to ban the march, while organisers press for broader changes after last year’s event drew more than 100,000 people.
- Hungarian police said Friday they will not ban next month's Budapest Pride parade, reversing the 2025 ban enforced under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
- Last year's march drew more than 200,000 people as a rebuke of Orban's 'Child Protection Act,' though the dispute resulted in legal charges against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony.
- During the notification process, police told AFP that 'no grounds for prohibiting the assembly arose,' issuing 'prescriptive-restrictive decisions regarding three counter-demonstrations' to distance them from Pride.
- Prime Minister Peter Magyar has voiced support for assembly but has not repealed laws restricting LGBTQI rights, with the Government signaling that changing assembly laws is not an immediate priority.
- Hungary's new interior minister stated that Pride 'must be made possible' within a legal framework, though the Government maintains that repealing previous restrictions remains a secondary concern.
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right4Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Left
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources lean Left
44% Left
L 44%
C 31%
R 25%
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