General Assembly of Budapest explained

General Assembly of Budapest
Native Name:Fővárosi Közgyűlés
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House Type:Unicameral
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader1:Gergely Karácsony
Party1:PM
Leader2 Type:Deputy Mayors
Leader2:Anett Bősz (MLP)
Kata Tüttő (MSZP)
Gábor Kerpel-Fronius (Momentum)
Ambrus Kiss (Ind.)
Leader3 Type:City Clerk
Leader3:Tamás Számadó
Election1:13 October 2019
Members:33 Assembly Members
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Political Groups1:Majority (18)

Opposition (15)

Voting System1:Mixed single vote (using votes for district mayors) + the mayor of Budapest
Last Election1:13 October 2019 (mayor)
Next Election2:9 June 2024 (mayor)
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Meeting Place:Budapest City Hall
Városház Street 9-11
Budapest, H-1052
Hungary
Website:www.budapest.hu

The General Assembly of Budapest (Hungarian: Fővárosi Közgyűlés|lit=Capital City Assembly) is a unicameral body consisting of 33 members, which consist of the 23 mayors of the districts, 9 from the electoral lists of political parties, and the Mayor of Budapest (who is elected directly). Each term for the mayor and assembly members lasts five years.

2019 election results

Mayoral

Result of the mayoral election:[1]

General Assembly

PartySeats (mayor)Seats (district)Seats (list)AllChangeGroup
MSZP0617 218
DK0314 2
Momentum0314 4
Dialogue1102
Other opposition0101 1
Fidesz–KDNP07613 713
Independents0202 12

List of mayors

ElectionMayorParty
1994Gábor DemszkyAlliance of Free Democrats
1998Gábor DemszkyAlliance of Free Democrats
2002Gábor DemszkyAlliance of Free Democrats
2006Gábor DemszkyAlliance of Free Democrats
2010István TarlósFidesz
2014István TarlósFidesz
2019Gergely KarácsonyDialogue
2024Gergely KarácsonyDialogue

Council history

YearControl
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2019

General Assembly of Budapest

PartyMayor of BudapestMayors of the districtsCompensation-listAltogether
FideszKDNP7 6 13
MSZP6 1 7
DK3 1 4
Momentum3 1 4
PM1 1 2
Independents3 3
Altogether1 23 9 33

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019 . www.valasztas.hu . 2019 . hu . 13 June 2020 .