Thousands attend first Budapest Pride since Orbán's electoral setback

Thousands marched in Budapest Pride on Saturday, the first since Viktor Orbán's recent electoral defeat, according to Channel 12. Last year Orbán banned the march, which turned into a mass protest against his government.

Thousands took part in Budapest Pride on Saturday, the first such march since Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party suffered a significant electoral defeat earlier this month. According to Channel 12, last year Orbán banned the event, which instead became a large protest rally against his government. This year's parade marks a return to public LGBTQ+ pride expression in the Hungarian capital amid the political shift. As The Zioneer previously reported, Orbán was reelected as Fidesz party chairman on June 13 despite the electoral loss.

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