BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called Saturday's Pride "repulsive and shameful", accusing the EU of directing opposition politicians to organise the event, which turned into an anti-government protest, local media reported in Sunday.

Around 100,000 people have marched in Budapest in Hungary’s largest ever LGBTQ+ Pride event in defiance of a government ban

Hungary’s Pride ban has prompted a backlash from many of the country’s partners and allies. More than 30 foreign embassies signed a joint statement this week expressing their commitment to “every person’s rights to equal treatment and nondiscrimination, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.”