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Hungary's Orban accuses EU of orchestrating 'repulsive' Pride march

  • On 28 June, an estimated 100,000–200,000 people defied Hungary’s Pride ban, marking the largest Pride in Hungarian history with up to 200,000 participants.
  • Fidesz banned Pride in March, citing child protection laws that linked LGBTQ+ identities to paedophilia and leveraged the 2021 display restrictions, enabling swift parliamentary approval.
  • Authorities warned that facial recognition could identify attendees, with fines of 200,000 forints, but Budapest Mayor reclassified the event as municipal to bypass the ban.
  • Amid warnings, up to 200,000 attended Budapest Pride, making it Orbán's largest protest and a historic defiance despite the ban.
  • Orbán's 15-year rule faces a challenge as the EU's case is before the European Court of Justice ahead of April 2025 elections, risking political shift.
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Hungarian authorities will open proceedings against participants in Saturday's Budapest Pride march, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has indicated. People could be fined up to 200,000 forints (12,000 crowns). All those involved knew the march was banned and will face legal consequences, the prime minister says.

Viktor Orban wanted to stop the Pride in Budapest - but hundreds of thousands went to the streets. From Brussels there is recognition for this.

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ORF.at News broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
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