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Hungary police say 'no grounds' to ban Budapest Pride parade

People raise their hands as they take part in the Budapest Pride parade in Budapest on 28 June 2025.
People raise their hands as they take part in the Budapest Pride parade in Budapest on 28 June 2025. AFP - PETER KOHALMI

Budapest (AFP) – Hungarian police said Friday that they would not ban next month's Pride parade in Budapest, a reversal from last year when the event was barred under the former nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban.

Prime Minister Peter Magyar, a pro-EU conservative who ousted Orban from office after 16 years in April elections, has regularly voiced support for equality and freedom of assembly.

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