Hungary's ruling party submits bill to ban Pride march


FILE PHOTO: People attend the Budapest Pride march in Budapest, Hungary, July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's ruling party submitted a bill to parliament on Monday that would ban the Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities and impose fines on organisers and people attending the event which Budapest has held for three decades.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has criticised LGBTQ+ people and pledged to crack down on foreign funding of independent media, opposition politicians and NGOs in Hungary in recent weeks, stepping up his campaign ahead of elections due early next year.

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