The law, supported by Orbán’s Fidesz party and their minority coalition partner the Christian Democrats, was pushed through parliament in an accelerated procedure after being submitted only a day earlier.

Hungary's parliament passed a law on Tuesday to ban the Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities, triggering the blockade of a bridge in central Budapest in protest against the changes fast-tracked by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party.

A new anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial-recognition software to identify people attending the festivities was passed in Hungary yesterday, leading to a large demonstration in Budapest.