Orbán described the rainbow march in Budapest as a shame. Despite the ban, the organizers protested against the government and called for respect for rights.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday described the weekend march Pride in Budapest as a “shame”. About 200,000 people participated in the Assembly of LGBTI+ community members on Saturday, even though the authorities were banned. According to Reuters and AFP, TASR reports this.
“I belong to those who do not consider what happened as a source of pride. I think it was a shame,” Orbán said in a pre -published part of the television interview, which they broadcast on Monday night.
According to Reuters, Saturday’s march in Budapest has grown into one of the greatest manifestations of resistance to the Orban government in recent years. It was attended by approximately 200,000 people who defied the police prohibition and the threat of fines.
The event was organized directly by the city of Budapest under the leadership of opposition mayor Gergely Karácsony, whose government has been accused for years that it is a “puppet Brussels”. Orbán also told his supporters that he considers the events of Pride to be “repulsive and shameful”.
Laws against the Assembly
The Hungarian Parliament 18. A month later, he also adopted a constitutional change to strengthen the legal foundations of the ban. Orbán said on Friday that although the police will not dissolve the 30th year of the Pride March, those who participate in it should be aware of the “legal consequences”. Budapest Pride has been held in the Hungarian capital for 30 years.
