Hungary lawmakers have banned LGBT pride marches with Prime Minister Viktor Orban saying he "won't let woke ideology endanger our kids". The parliament voted in favour of the policy just one day after the legislation was submitted on Monday last week thanks to a fast-track process driven by the right-wing Fidesz party.

Hungary has passed a law banning Pride marches held by the LGBT community, sparking outrage in and out of the country. Parliament voted for the measure just a day after the bill was submitted on Monday,

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.