Orban laments about "LGBT offensive" on Hungary amid inflation hike

Speaking to the Hungarian community in Romania, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed the European Union was attacking Hungary with an "LGBT offensive".

He said on Sunday, July 23, that his government will "protect the Christian roots" of Hungary from sexual minorities, Ukrinform reports with reference to Euractiv.

“The EU rejects Christian heritage, carries out a replacement of its population via migration … and conducts an LGBTQ offensive,” he said on Saturday.

According to the politician, Hungarians "even at home, we must fight" to defend what he and his supporters regard as "traditional Christian values".

At the same time, the publication notes that Orban upped his anti-LGBT rhetoric as Hungary’s economic troubles have escalated.

 Annual inflation topped 25% in the first quarter, the report stresses.