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Orban Says Police Will Not Disperse Budapest Pride March

European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib (L) and Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony (C) speak in support of Pride (Credit: AFP)

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said police will not "break up" Saturday's Budapest Pride march despite issuing a ban, but warned attendees and organisers about the legal consequences.

Orban's ruling coalition amended laws and the constitution earlier this year to prohibit the annual celebration, advancing his widely condemned, years-long clampdown on LGBTQ rights in the name of "child protection".

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