Budapest Mayor Questioned by Police for Defying Ban with Massive LGBTQ+ Pride March
BUDAPEST, August 1, 2025 – Budapest’s liberal mayor, Gergely Karácsony, has been formally questioned by Hungarian police for his role in organizing a banned LGBTQ+ Pride event that defied government restrictions and drew one of the largest protest crowds in the country’s recent history. The mayor confirmed that he was summoned as a suspect for allegedly