Orbán warns of 'legal consequences' over banned Budapest Pride march

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Orbán warns of 'legal consequences' over banned Budapest Pride march  Despite a government ban, the mayor of the Hungarian capital has vowed that the annual event will take place as normal.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/27/orban-warns-of-legal-consequences-over-banned-budapest-pride-march  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Mamma mia!

00:02Uncertainty surrounds Budapest's upcoming Pride March set to take place on Saturday,

00:07despite a police ban imposed by Hungary's government.

00:11The city's liberal mayor vowed to go ahead with the march.

00:14He said that since it's organized at a municipal level,

00:18the event can be categorized as what he says is perfectly legal.

00:22The Hungarian parliament took place on the judicial legislation,

00:26which is based on the judicial legislation of Pride.

00:31However, the government is a national government,

00:35which does not belong to this legislation,

00:37and the government will call the Budapest's other legislation.

00:43Therefore, this is completely legal.

00:45Tens of thousands of people and more than 500 foreign diplomats,

00:49MEPs and other politicians are expected to attend the Pride event.

00:54Many have raised concerns over the response by Hungarian authorities.

00:58Speaking on the sidelines of the EU's summit,

01:01Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed the planned upcoming march.

01:04If someone is doing this,

01:06then there is a civil law enforcement system,

01:08which is important for them.

01:10But in a civilized country, we don't hate each other.

01:12This is a country that has never been a civil war.

01:14It's about 56 years.

01:16So, if we didn't agree with each other,

01:19we wouldn't be afraid of each other.

01:20This is not part of the Hungarian government.

01:26Under recent amendments to the law,

01:28organizers of unlawful rallies face up to one year in prison,

01:32and participants could receive a heavy fine.

01:35The co-chairman of the Helsinki committee says that the risk of a fine in this case

01:42is a risk that anyone who wants to stand up for fundamental rights has to take.

01:47The march will take place as continued.

02:02Meanwhile, the police have allowed a counter demonstration by the far right,

02:06our homeland, to cross the planned route of the Budapest Pride.

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