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Hungarian police said they will not stop anyone from participating in the pride parade in Budapest next month, signaling a shift in LGBTQ+ policy in the country since Prime Minister Péter Magyar took office earlier this month.
“The Budapest Metropolitan Police has approved the Budapest Pride Parade 2026 and has also issued restraining orders regarding three counter-demonstrations,” a police spokesperson told POLITICO on Friday.
The announcement reinforces Hungary's pledge to pursue a more liberal approach to LGBTQ+ rights in Hungary. Hungary's predecessor, right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, was known for his government's crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights. In early 2025, Hungary's parliament passed legislation that ultimately led to the banning of the Budapest Pride Parade.
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony, a political rival of Orbán and a Green politician, however, found a loophole and went ahead with the march last year despite the ban. More than 100,000 people attended, including several European politicians and critics of Orbán’s government.
Karácsony was then charged with violating the government ban, but the court suspended the proceedings in March. Last month, the EU's highest court overturned the anti-LGBTQ ruling by Orbán's government.
Karácsony welcomed the lifting of the ban on this year's pride parade. The rally is scheduled to take place on June 27.
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