"The goal of the fallen government is to turn Hungarians against Hungarians, to instill fear and divide us," said Péter Magyar, president of the Tisza Party, on his social media page.

Then, referring to Saturday's Pride parade - and the police announcements that it was the organizers' responsibility to maintain the security of the rally - he wrote:

If anyone gets hurt or offended in Budapest today, Viktor Orbán alone will be responsible. Then he will definitely be the new Ferenc Gyurcsány. 

He added that there “can no longer be” a prime minister of Hungary who does not protect or represent all Hungarians, because, in his opinion, a head of government’s “job is not to incite hatred, but to bury the trenches.” He asked people not to take any possible provocation into account.

In the photo attached to the post, he wrote about building a country where “it doesn’t matter what family you come from, what you believe in, and who you love.” He also called on the police to protect all citizens from “the tyranny of a fallen government.”

Budapest Pride route published

The gathering will be at theVárosháza park from 2 p.m., and from there at 3 p.m. they will set off on Károly Boulevard towards Astoria, to Múzeum Boulevard. They will pass in front of ELTE and the National Museum, all the way to Kálvin Square. From there they will continue to Vámház Boulevard, then to Fővám Square. The procession will finally cross the Szabadság Bridge and end at the Műegyetem quay, where the programs will begin with speakers, performers and musicians.

Viktor Orbán on Pride: laws cannot be enforced by force

The Prime Minister said in an interview on Friday morning that Hungarian law is clear: a notification and police permission are required to hold an event. If the police refuse to do so, you can go to court. Anyone who does not follow the procedure must face legal consequences.

Viktor Orbán said that the police “could break up these events because they have the right to do so, but Hungary is a civilized country. We don’t usually hurt each other.” He emphasized that the authorities are not there to “smear” people “who express their opinions in violation of the law.”

He said the incident would have legal consequences, but “it cannot reach the level of physical abuse, because that is simply foreign to Hungarian culture.” He added that the meaning of Christianity is also like this: “We are not in the world to make each other’s lives harder, but to make them easier.”

"The police's job is not to use physical force, but to get people to follow the law," he said.

By the way, the Prime Minister announced on Pride Day what he is proud of, which we wrote about in this article.