Budapest’s Waste Collection Grinds to a Halt As bins in the capital fill up fast as a result of a strike action by waste collectors, the political... 2022.10.07.
Protest Against Quarry Leads to Mayor’s Resignation in Danube Bend Village After it was announced to the public that a sand-rock quarry was planned in the village, that met with the... 2020.07.23.
Fidesz-KDNP Candidate Wins Mayoral By-election in Győr The candidate of the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats alliance Csaba András Dézsi has won the mayoral by-election in Győr, Hungary's sixth... 2020.01.27.
V4 Opposition Capital Mayors Make Alliance and Publish Joint Article Opposition mayors of the capitals of the V4 countries: Gergely Karácsony, the recently elected Mayor of Budapest, Matúš Vallo from... 2019.12.17.
Ruling Fidesz-KDNP Name Candidate for Győr Mayor Chief cardiologist and local council representative Csaba András Dézsi has been nominated as the ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance’s candidate for mayor... 2019.12.09.
Opposition Parties Name Joint Candidate for Győr Mayor Local MSZP (Socialist Party) leader Balázs Pollreisz has been nominated as the opposition's candidate for mayor in Győr, the northwest... 2019.12.04.
MOB Rejects Jobbik’s Legislation Proposal Prepared after Borkai Scandal Last month, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) dismissed re-elected Győr mayor Zsolt Borkai, whose sex-scandal along with corruption allegations made headlines ahead of the... 2019.11.15.
Borkai to Also Face Non-Political Consequences Although politically, Győr mayor Zsolt Borkai seems to get away with rather modest consequences- for now- his case doesn't end... 2019.10.16.
City Park: New Mayor Karácsony Vows to Block Further Construction Projects One of the new Budapest municipal assembly's first decisions will be to block any future construction permits for new buildings... 2019.10.16.
Budapest’s New Mayor Promises Greener, Freer, and More Transparent Capital On Sunday, Budapest elected a new mayor. The program of Gergely Karácsony, dubbed 'Let's take back Budapest' very much focuses... 2019.10.16.
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.
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.
Fidesz: Soros’ Man Timmermans Teaming up with Left-wing Mayors to Move Migrants into Hungary MEP of ruling Fidesz Tamás Deutsch said on Friday that a meeting between Frans Timmermans, "the head of pro-migration left-wing... 2019.10.07.
Only One Mayoral Candidate in Third of the Municipalities Almost one third of the municipalities will only have a single mayoral candidate in the October 13th local elections. This... 2019.10.03.
Actress Scarlett Johansson visits Mayor István Tarlós, Commending Leadership Skills Scarlett Johansson, who is currently filming her next movie in Budapest, was welcomed by Budapest Mayor István Tarlós and his... 2019.09.23.
Kósa: Fidesz Offers Progress Against Opposition’s ‘Unrest’ Hungary's ruling alliance of Fidesz and the Christian Democrats offers progress, while the opposition offers "unrest" in the upcoming local... 2019.08.26.
Liberals Support Karácsony for Budapest Mayor Hungary's Liberal Party on Thursday announced that it would support Gergely Karácsony, the joint Budapest mayoral candidate of the Socialist,... 2019.08.22.
Karácsony Calls for Barring Local Politicians from Renting Municipality-owned Housing Opposition lawmakers will submit a bill to parliament barring elected local politicians from renting real estate owned by the local... 2019.08.21.
Metro Cars: Karácsony Slams Govt, Deputy Mayor for Alleged Business Ties with Russian Group Gergely Karácsony, opposition candidate for Budapest mayor, on Tuesday demanded that Alexandra Szalay-Bobrovniczky should be stripped of her post of... 2019.08.07.
Jobbik Accepts Outcome of Budapest Local Election Opposition Preselection The opposition Jobbik party has said it accepts the outcome of the Budapest local election preselection and will support the... 2019.07.01.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Karácsony Wins Opposition Budapest Mayoral Preselection Pro-government analysts predict that the infighting which has plagued the opposition will continue beyond the Budapest mayoral primary. A left-wing... 2019.06.28.
