First Budapest Pride since Orbán ousted from office

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Budapest held its first Pride march since Viktor Orbán was ousted after 16 years of restrictions on the event. While thousands participated, the new Prime Minister Péter Magyar's stance on LGBTQ+ rights remains unclear as he avoided the topic during his campaign and is not attending the parade.

"A new era has begun" is how some Hungarians are describing this year's Pride march, following 16 years of Viktor Orbán's government, during which the event was consistently restricted. France 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg is in Budapest, where thousands are taking part in the parade despite scorching temperatures. The position of the newly elected Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, on LGBTQ+ rights remains ambiguous. He avoided the issue during the election campaign and is not attending today's Pride march. At the same time, he recently stated that "nobody should be stigmatised because of the way they love," leaving many uncertain about how his government will approach LGBTQ+ rights.