Budapest Pride, live. The far-right's provocation: it marches on the same route
Pride challenges Viktor Orban : a record number of participants are expected at today's march in Budapest despite the ban imposed by the Hungarian prime minister. Despite the risk of sanctions and clashes , over 35,000 people are expected to gather at 2 pm near the capital's city hall, an hour before the start of the march. Ministers from several EU countries and dozens of MEPs will participate, including Italy's Democratic Party secretary Elly Schlein , Azione leader Carlo Calenda and several opposition representatives.
'Onda Pride', 6 parades in Italy at the same time as Budapest
While a delegation of Arcigay is taking part in the banned Pride in Budapest, there are six parades that today, on the day that marks the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, will pass through the cities for the Onda Pride, the large national demonstration organized by Arcigay and other local and national associations. Today in Bologna the Rivolta Pride parades, with an appointment at 3:30 pm at the Giardini Margherita, while in Bolzano the Südtirol Pride debuts, with a meeting at 3 pm and departure from Piazza Verdi; the Milano Pride has set its gathering at 3 pm in via Vittorio Pisani while the Salerno Pride will leave at 5:30 pm from Corso Vittorio Emanuele; in Sardinia the Sassari Pride parades with a gathering at 5 pm in Piazza Università, tomorrow it will be Sicily's turn with the Ragusa Pride: departure at 6:30 pm from Porto Venere.
Hungarian opposition leaders at Pride: Don't give in to provocations
"I ask everyone not to give in to any provocation. If someone gets hurt in Budapest today, only Viktor Orbßn will be responsible for it": Peter Magyar, the Hungarian prime minister's main opponent and challenger in the next elections, wrote on social media.
"Our country - he says - can no longer have a prime minister who does not protect and represent all Hungarians. The task of a leader of a country is not to incite hatred, but to bury the trenches. He should not divide and incite, but to lend a hand and protect all our compatriots."
Orban posts photos with grandchildren: “Proud of them”
On the day of the Pride in Budapest, which he strongly opposes, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban posted a photo on Facebook showing himself with three grandchildren. "I am proud of them," he wrote.
EU Socialists, in Budapest to defend human rights
"We are all here together, proud as socialists and democrats, to reaffirm our commitment to human rights, to dignity: as Europeans we must be here for these values. The LGBTI+ community is not alone, we are with you". This was stated by the president of the Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament, Iratxe García, in a press conference together with the leader of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein, a few hours after the Budapest Pride.
Schlein: “Laws against homophobia blocked in Italy”
"In my country, in Italy they are blocking laws against homophobia: we must fight together. The shame is on the homophobes, not us who demonstrate". This was stated by the leader of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein , in a press conference alongside the president of the S&D group in the European Parliament, Iratxe Garcia Perez. She then concluded her speech with 'No pasaran', the slogan of the Spanish Republicans during the civil war.
Schlein in Budapest: “You can’t ban love by law”
"We are here for freedom and democracy. You cannot ban love by law. You cannot erase people's identity, our bodies, we are people with rights. Banning the pride is a violation of European constitutional rights". This was stated by the leader of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein , in a press conference alongside the president of the S&D group in the European Parliament, Iratxe Garcia Perez, a few hours before the Budapest Pride.
Far Right Parades in Budapest on Same Pride Route
With the permission of the police, a far-right demonstration has begun in Budapest, on the same square in front of the city hall where the Pride participants will begin to gather at 2 pm. Another rally by the extremist party Our Fatherland (Mi Hazank) is planned on the same announced route as the Pride, and party MP Elod Novak has threatened to close the Szabadsag (Freedom) Bridge over which the march plans to pass. "If the police do nothing to prevent the LGBT march, we will do it ourselves," he said.
Pride organizers are considering changing the announced route.
League posts photo of Schlein and Calenda: “Left and friends Salis on a trip to Hungary, have a good trip”
"The left and friends of Salis on a trip to Hungary. Have a good trip!". This is what the League wrote on Facebook, publishing an image of the leaders of Pd and Az, Elly Schlein and Carlo Calenda, who will participate in the Pride march that will be held in Budapest today.
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