Győr Mayor Borkai Quits Fidesz after Scandal Zsolt Borkai, head of the Fidesz party's organisation in Győr, who was narrowly re-elected on Sunday as the western Hungarian... 2019.10.15.
Outgoing Mayor Tarlós Waives Mandate to Budapest Assembly István Tarlós, Budapest's outgoing mayor, has decided not to take his seat in the city's next municipal assembly. Tarlós is... 2019.10.15.
Mayor of Vienna Congratulates Karácsony on Election Victory Michael Ludwig, the Mayor of Vienna, congratulated Gergely Karácsony, the newly elected mayor of Budapest on his official Facebook page... 2019.10.15.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Opposition Breakthrough in Local Elections In their snap assessments on Sunday’s municipal elections, the leading pro-government daily and a liberal commentator both point out that... 2019.10.15.
Mohács: Invalid Ballots Outstrip Valid Ones in Protest against Lone Candidate Socialist mayoral candidate Ferenc Csorbai, who was also the only candidate running for office in Mohács, has won the local... 2019.10.14.
Gyurcsány: Election Outcome ‘Beginning of Fidesz’s Waterloo’ Commenting on the outcome of Hungary's 2019 local elections, Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK), on Monday... 2019.10.14.
Gov’t Supports Development Everywhere Irrespective of Election Outcome, says Fidesz Vice-president Lajos Kósa, Fidesz's campaign manager for the local elections, was a guest at M1 on Monday morning, commenting on the... 2019.10.14.
Fidesz Losing Total Dominance Gives Opposition Hope The 2019 municipal elections brought great surprises. Although Fidesz won the majority of the municipals, they lost Budapest and a... 2019.10.14.
The Left-liberal Opposition Takes Over Budapest Apart from certain important cities, the country remained orange in general, while in Budapest, the joint opposition scored a much-awaited and... 2019.10.14.
Hollywood Star Mark Ruffalo, “the Hulk”, Congratulates Budapest Opposition Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo, who plays the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has once again posted on his Facebook... 2019.10.14.
New Opposition Pécs Mayor Says City Has Chance to Develop Attila Péterffy, the newly elected opposition mayor of the southern Hungarian city of Pécs, on Sunday said that with an... 2019.10.14.
New Opposition Miskolc Mayor Vows to Cooperate with Everyone in City’s Interest Pál Veres, the newly elected opposition mayor of north-eastern Hungary's Miskolc, on Sunday vowed to work together with "everyone who... 2019.10.14.
Opposition Péter Márki-Zay Reelected as Hódmezővásárhely Mayor Péter Márki-Zay has been reelected as the mayor of Hódmezővásárhely with all the votes counted, according to the National Election... 2019.10.14.
Opposition’s Botka: Community of Szeged Won László Botka, reelected for the fifth time as the mayor of the city of Szeged in Sunday's local elections --... 2019.10.14.
Debrecen Mayor Hails ‘Another Breakthrough Victory’ Ruling Fidesz's László Papp attributed his reelection as the mayor of eastern Hungary's Debrecen on Sunday to "the serious, diligent... 2019.10.14.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Borkai Scandal Affects Local Election Commentators see the case of the Fidesz mayor of the western city of Győr as particularly harmful for the government... 2019.10.14.
Karácsony Budapest’s New Mayor Gergely Karácsony, the joint candidate of the left-liberal opposition parties, has won the Budapest mayoral election. Fidesz-KDNP backed István Tarlós,... 2019.10.14.
Orbán: Fidesz-KDNP Still Hungary’s Strongest Force The results of Sunday's local elections show that the ruling Fidesz alliance with the Christian Democrats is still Hungary's strongest... 2019.10.14.
Puzsér: ‘Elections Becoming Less about Country or City more about Tribal Warfare’ Publicist Róbert Puzsér, an independent Budapest mayoral candidate, has declared his campaign a "success". Addressing a press conference after polling... 2019.10.13.
Opposition Politicians Trust in Victory amid High Turnout Opposition politicians competing in Sunday's local elections praised the high turnout and said they trusted that this would translate into... 2019.10.13.
Local Elections – Turnout 47.20 percent at 6.30pm By 6.30pm on Sunday, 47.20 percent of the around 8.025 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in Hungary's local... 2019.10.13.
