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AP explains Budapest Pride, with about 100,000 marching in defiance of government ban
Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history in an open rebuke of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government.
Budapest Pride parade turns into mass act of defiance against Orban
Politically, Orban’s inability to stop Pride from going ahead risks projecting weakness at a time when his Fidesz party is trailing in the polls. However, a heavy-handed police response could also deepen public dissatisfaction and further undermine his support.
The annual event symbolizes the years-long struggle between Hungary's nationalist government and civil society.
With the support of the city’s liberal mayor, organizers of Budapest Pride took to the streets in defiance of Hungarian Prime ...
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