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Budapest Pride a big success, defying ban

Rob Beschizza
Jun 29, 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of people participated in Budapest's Pride festival on Saturday, defying a legal ban imposed by far-right prime minister Viktor Orban and his political allies. Attendance was estimated at about 200,000, six times last year's 35,000.

Many banners mocked the Hungarian prime minister. It was like a peaceful revenge by some of those he …

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