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Tisza Party Lifts Ban, Budapest Pride Returns After 16 Years

6/25/2026

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The centre-right Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, lifted the ban on Budapest’s Pride march, permitting the event after Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule.
LGBTQ+ activists will hold the Pride march on Saturday, while last year’s rally drew tens of thousands and became a major anti-government protest.
Magyar urged patience on further legislation, told Fidesz to stay out of private life and condemned its attempt to curb assembly rights.

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The centre-right Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, lifted the ban on Budapest’s Pride march, permitting the event after Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule.
LGBTQ+ activists will hold the Pride march on Saturday, while last year’s rally drew tens of thousands and became a major anti-government protest.
Magyar urged patience on further legislation, told Fidesz to stay out of private life and condemned its attempt to curb assembly rights.