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Hungarian Mayor Cleared as ECJ Strikes Down Anti-LGBTQ Law

6/4/2026

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Hungarian prosecutors dismissed charges against Mayor Gergely Karacsony for organising the June 2025 Budapest Pride march after the European Court of Justice ruled the anti-LGBTQ law invalid.
Organisers reported about 200,000 participants attended the march despite the ban, which the European Court of Justice had declared violates EU equality standards.
The decision arrived nine days after Hungarians voted to end Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule and after Péter Magyar became prime minister.

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Hungarian prosecutors dismissed charges against Mayor Gergely Karacsony for organising the June 2025 Budapest Pride march after the European Court of Justice ruled the anti-LGBTQ law invalid.
Organisers reported about 200,000 participants attended the march despite the ban, which the European Court of Justice had declared violates EU equality standards.
The decision arrived nine days after Hungarians voted to end Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule and after Péter Magyar became prime minister.