Viktor Orbán’s crackdown won’t stop Pride march, says Budapest mayor

Viktor Orbán’s government recently passed legislation prohibits the promotion of same-sex relationships to under-18s – a move seen by many as a direct attack on the Budapest Pride march. Photograph: Márton Mónus/Reuters

The mayor of Budapest has vowed to go ahead with the city’s Pride march next weekend, declaring he will “come up with a plan C” even if the police try to impose a government-backed ban.

Hungarian police said on Thursday they were banning the country’s main Pride march from taking place in the capital, citing recent legislation passed by Viktor Orbán’s government that prohibits the promotion of same-sex relationships to under-18s.