Budapest march Pride, with the participation of 200,000 people held on June 28, They perceive up to three quarters of the Hungarians as a protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government. According to the server Nepszava.hu, this results from the results of the Institute’s Institute’s survey published on Monday, informs the TASR newsletter in Budapest.
The survey conducted a few weeks ago, but was published only now, shows that only half of the respondents agreed to organize this year’s 30th year of the LGBTQ+ community march. To some extent It agreed 50 percent, with 33 percent of respondents strongly or less definitely disagreed.
Up to 74 percent of the Hungarians were of the opinion that most people at 30. The Pride March came to protest against the Orban government. In addition, 67 percent agreed that the aim of the marketers was to express their disagreement with the tightening of the Act on the Gathering.
Crowds waving the rainbow flags and banners criticizing Orbán filled 28 June Deákovo Square near the Budapest Town Hall. The protesters continued through Elizabeth Bridge to the Buda part of the Hungarian metropolis. According to the original plans, the participants were to cross the Bridge of Freedom. However, the police did not allow them to do so as The bridge blocked the far right -wing movement of our homeland (Mi Hazánek Mozinkal), which described the march as “propaganda”.
People from approximately 30 countries, including several diplomats and about 70 MEPs, met on the march. Several personalities, including opposition mayor Budapest Gergely Karácsony, performed during the event.
Police banned the march based on the amendment to the Act on Assemblythat the Hungarian Parliament approved in March. Karácsony in response to this has declared Pride for the city event organized by the Town Hall and insisted that no participant can be sanctioned. City events do not require police approval and, according to Budapest MPs, they are an exception to the law. According to the Hungarian media, the aim of the government party Fidesz was to prevent the proceedings of the Pride marches, referring to the protection of children.
