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Invalid Ballots to be Recounted in Extremely Tight Budapest Mayoral Race

Budapest mayoral candidate Dávid Vitézy argued that the unusually high number of invalidated ballots are grounds for a recount. 24,592 votes were tossed out in the election, while incumbent Gergely Karácsony only won the extremely tight race by 324 votes….

Hungarian Democracy Is Doing Well, But the Same Can’t Be Said of the Left

On Sunday, Hungarians went to the polls in an atmosphere of heightened emotions. The day after the election that saw a record turnout several conclusions can be drawn: the traditional left has nearly disappeared, anti-Hungarian conduct in the EP has…

Incumbent Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony Wins in Tightest Ever Race, But Dávid Vitézy Aims for Recount  

After a Vitézy lead until after midnight, Karácsony overtook and the results at 4 a.m. showed the closest election in the history of the city. Karácsony ended up winning by as few as 324 votes….

Fidesz Takes 11 EP Seats, Karácsony Wins the Mayoral Race in Budapest

While Vitézy led for a long time, the mayoral elections ended up in Karácsony’s favour. Fidesz took the expected 11 Parliamentary seats….

Alexandra Szentkirályi Withdraws from Mayoral Race, Asks Voters to Support Vitézy

The last-minute withdrawal of the Fidesz candidate might propel Dávid Vitézy into the lead only two days ahead of the elections….

Karácsony Holds Steady Lead in Budapest Mayoral Contest, Publicus Institute Claims

Gergely Karácsony confidently leads the race for the mayor of Budapest, according to a survey by the Publicus Institute: 46 per cent of all respondents would vote for him in the municipal elections on 9 June….

Mayoral Candidate Alexandra Szentkirályi’s Seven-Point Plan for Budapest’s Future

Mayoral candidate of Fidesz–⁠KDNP Alexandra Szentkirályi unveiled her seven-point plan for the city at a campaign event on 17 April. Outlined in her plan are measures to tackle corruption, streamline bureaucracy, improve transportation, and enhance cleanliness and orderliness in the…

It’s Getting Hot in Budapest’s Mayoral Election Campaign

Whether Budapest will remain a stronghold of the left is at stake in the municipal elections to be held on 9 June 2024. Mayor of Budapest is practically the highest political office directly elected by citizens in Hungary, but the…

Budapest’s Bubi Bike-Sharing Service to Expand with Electrically Assisted Bicycles in 2026

During a press conference held at the newly opened MOL Bubi station at the Kopaszi Dam, Budapest Mayor Karácsony Gergely shared that the Bubi 3.0 public bike-sharing system, launching in January 2026, will include electrically assisted bikes. Furthermore, the current…
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony with veteran Socialist politician István Hiller at a public event in Budapest in February 2022.

The Occupation of Budapest: Assessing the Performance of Gergely Karácsony

‘Karácsony’s meagre talents were known to anyone who paid any attention to politics in the past decades, so all of his failures should not have come as a surprise. But why did people vote for him in the first place?…

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