Police Overrule Budapest Mayor To Reinstate Pride Ban

The Independent reports:

Hungarian police have controversially banned the Budapest Pride march despite the city’s liberal mayor declaring it a municipal event. The decision follows the passage of new legislation in March by Hungary’s parliament, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s right-wing Fidesz Party holds a significant majority.

Budapest’s mayor, Gergely Karacsony [photo], announced on Monday that the Budapest Pride march, which was scheduled for 28 June, will be organised by the city of Budapest. However, the Budapest metropolitan police swiftly countered the mayor’s declaration, asserting that the new law applied to the event regardless of its municipal designation, and confirmed the ban.

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