Hungarian parliament empowers government to hold referendum on LGBT issues

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Updated: Nov 30, 2021, 11:27 UTC

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's parliament passed a resolution on Tuesday that will empower the government to hold a referendum on LGBT issues, as Prime Minister Viktor Orban heads into a tough election race next year.

NGOs fly huge rainbow balloon at Hungary's parliament protesting against anti-LGBT law in Budapest

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s parliament passed a resolution on Tuesday that will empower the government to hold a referendum on LGBT issues, as Prime Minister Viktor Orban heads into a tough election race next year.

Earlier this year Orban, a nationalist who has been in power since 2010, proposed a referendum on ruling party legislation that limits schools’ teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues, stepping up a culture war with the European Union.

(Reporting by Krisztina Than; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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