Opposing parties in Hungary use mass Budapest Pride turnout to boost their own agenda

Both the Hungarian government and the opposition are trying to spin Saturday's Budapest Pride march, which attracted an unprecedented turnout, to serve their own political interests.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called the march "repulsive and shameful," saying it was not a spontaneous public initiative and instead accused "puppet politicians" in Brussels of orchestrating the event.

"This is proof of what life would be like if our country were not run by a national government defending our sovereignty," the Prime Minister warned on the Facebook group "Warriors' Club", an organisation close to his party Fidesz.