In protest, opposition to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party, set off plumes of colourful smoke bombs and dropped leaflets of Orban and Vladimir Putin kissing. Orban proposed an amendment to the Assembly Act on the grounds that Pride marches are harmful to children.

Hungary's parliament has passed a bill banning the annual Pride march, citing potential harm to children, sparking protests in Budapest. Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party pushed the legislation through swiftly.

Hungary's parliament passed a law on Tuesday to ban the Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities, triggering the blockade of a bridge in central Budapest in protest against the changes fast-tracked by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party.