Pride returns to Budapest after dictator was voted out

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Pride returns to Budapest after dictator was voted out

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/pride-returns-to-budapest-after-dictator-was-voted-out/ 🔗

Greg Owen (29 May 2026)

Authorities in Budapest have given the green light for the Hungarian capital's Pride parade to march again this June, after last year's event was banned under authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán.

Orbán's government was deposed in elections in April.

"During the notification process for the 2026 Pride parade and the subsequent in-person consultation with the organizers, no grounds for prohibiting the assembly arose," Budapest police said in a statement to AFP.

Orbán's Fidesz party passed legislation last year to ban all Pride events in Hungary. In response, more than 200,000 attendees showed up in defiance, attracting supporters from across Europe.

"We warmly welcome everyone in June who took part in last year's demonstration, as well as those who continue to believe in equal rights and a democratic Hungary, and those who would like to once again celebrate the transition to democracy," Budapest Pride said in a statement on social media.

The OK comes as the European Union released more than €16bn in funds withheld from the country after Orbán's government continued to flout EU rules and conventions on human rights and other issues.