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Jan 28, 2026

Hungarian prosecutors press charges against Budapest mayor for organizing banned Pride march

Hungarian prosecutors press charges against Budapest mayor for organizing banned Pride march

BUDAPEST, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Hungarian prosecutors brought ​charges against ‌Budapest's liberal Mayor Gergely ‌Karacsony over his role in arranging an LGBTQ+ rights rally ⁠and ‌they were seeking a fine without ‍a trial, prosecutors said in a statement ​on Wednesday.

Tens of ‌thousands of protesters marched through Budapest on June 28 despite a police ban, ⁠turning the ​Pride march ​into a mass anti-government demonstration in ‍one ⁠of the biggest shows of opposition ⁠to nationalist Prime Minister ‌Viktor Orban.

(Reporting by ‌Anita Komuves)