In 2025, the Budapest Pride March was banned by Viktor Orban’s government. This did not prevent a crowd of more than 200,000 people from taking part, a form of “slap for power†, the European press then noted. This year’s edition will, however, indeed be authorized, reports The Guardian.
The Hungarian police announced on Friday May 29 that they had “donné son feu vert à la manifestation”, reports the British daily. In a press release sent to the AFP press agency, she indicated that“no reason justifying the ban on the gathering has been raised… after the organizers informed her of their desire to organize it on June 27.
The 2025 Pride March had “made headlines around the world after Orban’s Fidesz party backed a law – the first of its kind in recent EU history – […] allowing to prohibit [ce type de manifestations]citing a widely criticized need to protect children… recalls the London newspaper. His authorization therefore appears as a “turnaround†, a few weeks after the departure of Viktor Orban and the coming to power of Peter Magyar, at the beginning of May.
Hungary “on the right trackâ€
A pro-European conservative, Magyar promised a “new beginning†for Hungary and has already expressed himself in favor of equality and for freedom of assembly, notes the Guardian. But he doesn’t have “not made any mention of the Pride Marches, nor has his recently formed government taken steps to repeal Orban’s law banning such events….
That same May 29, the new Hungarian Prime Minister was in Brussels alongside the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who announced the release for Hungary of more than 16 billion euros frozen under Orban under the condition of reforms, underlines Euractiv. “In the space of just a few weeks, you have pushed forward long-awaited reforms,†greeted the German leader.
In her statement, Ursula von der Leyen emphasized corruption, but she also addressed the issue of fundamental rights. “Regarding the Child Protection Act [utilisée pour interdire la Marche des fiertés et récemment condamnée par la justice de l'UE]additional measures will need to be taken, but we are on the right track… she assured.
