Hungarian prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony over his defiant decision to host a Pride march last year. The legislation, passed by right-wing populist prime minister Viktor Orbán a month prior, prompted national and intercontinental backlash. (Getty)On Wednesday (28 January), almost a year after the march took place, prosecutors confirmed they planned to pursue criminal charges against the Hungarian capital’s mayor. Hungary prime minister Viktor Mihály Orbán. (Getty)The criminal charges against Karácsony come as Orbán prepares for Hungary’s parliamentary elections in April.