Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Hungarian Prosecutors Charge Budapest Mayor Over Pride March
The mayor of Budapest, Hungary, is in trouble because he helped organize a big parade for LGBTQ+ rights.
The police had said the parade couldn't happen, but many people still showed up to march.
This march also turned into a protest against the country's leader.
Now, the mayor might have to pay a fine because of it.
Hungarian prosecutors charged Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony for organizing a banned LGBTQ+ Pride march.
The march on June 28 drew tens of thousands of protesters despite a police ban.
The event turned into a mass anti-government demonstration against Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Prosecutors are seeking a fine without a trial for the mayor's role in the event.
This is one of the largest shows of opposition to Orban's nationalist government.
- Who
- Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony
- What
- Charged for organizing a banned LGBTQ+ Pride march
- When
- Charges filed on January 28
- Where
- Budapest, Hungary
- Why
- The march was banned by police but proceeded with tens of thousands of protesters
- Mayor Charged
- Gergely Karacsony
- Event
- LGBTQ+ rights rally
- Date of Event
- June 28
- Protest Size
- Tens of thousands
- Police Action
- Ban on march
- Prosecutors' Request
- Fine without trial