A new law pushed through parliament bans Pride events, the latest in a series of steps that removes rights for LGBTQ+ people. Opposition lawmakers set off smoke bombs in the chamber in protestThe new legislation was put forward only a day earlier and the measure was pushed through parliament in an accelerated procedure thanks to the ruling coalition’s supermajority that allows it to amend the constitution.
The legislation, passed in 136-27 vote, is supported by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party Fidesz and their minority coalition partner, the Christian Democrats.
