Tens of thousands of people take part in the 31st annual Budapest Pride march in Hungary’s capital. Multiple outlets report that the event is the first Pride march since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is voted out following an April election. Participants and supporters, including members of Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community, gather in hot weather and march while waving rainbow flags and dancing to music.
Several reports connect the significance of the march to Hungary’s recent legal and political environment. PBS NewsHour says Orbán’s nationalist-populist government previously passed legislation and a constitutional amendment aimed at outlawing the event. Human rights groups and politicians across the European Union criticized those measures. The Pride march on Saturday is therefore presented as both a long-running annual celebration and a change from the restrictions associated with the prior government.
Overall coverage describes a large turnout and a new political context following Orbán’s defeat, while also referencing the earlier moves to ban Pride and the criticism they drew internationally.
