Furious Hungarian MPs throw photos of Orbán and Putin kissing in parliament after PM bans Pride

The prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, has passed an anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride Marches in the European country – and was met by photos of him kissing Putin and colourful smoke bombs.

The right-wing Fidesz party, which was recently praised by Donald Trump, submitted a bill to Parliament on Tuesday (18 March) to effectively ban Pride from happening in Hungary, as the march was approaching its 30th anniversary.

The bill, which has now been passed into law by the Hungarian government, proposes fines of up to 200,000 forints (£420/$550) for organisers of Budapest Pride, and anyone attending, claiming the event could be considered harmful to children.

The bill will also use facial recognition to target and fine attendees of any Pride marches.

In response

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