General Assembly of Budapest

The General Assembly of Budapest (Hungarian: Fővárosi Közgyűlés; “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.

General Assembly of Budapest
Type
Type
Leadership
Gergely Karácsony, PM
since 13 October 2019
Deputy Mayors
Erzsébet Gy. Németh (DK)
Kata Tüttő (MSZP)
Gábor Kerpel-Fronius (Momentum)
Ambrus Kiss (Ind.)
Tamás Számadó
Structure
Seats33 Assembly Members
Political groups
Majority (18)
  •   DK (6)
  •   MSZP (5)
  •   Momentum (4)
  •   PM (2)
  •   Independents (1)

Opposition (15)

Committees
  • Human Resources and Foreign Relations
  • Budget
  • Finance and Monitoring
  • Public Procurement
  • Ownership, Economy and Public Space
  • Urban Development, Transport and Environment
  • Local Government and Police
Elections
Additional Member System
Last election
13 October 2019 (mayor)
Next election
October 2024
Meeting place
Budapest City Hall
Városház Street 9-11
Budapest, H-1052
Hungary
Website
www.budapest.hu

2019 Election Results

Budapest City Hall building near Deák Ferenc tér in Városház street, the office of Budapest's Mayor
The eclectic building of New Budapest City Hall in Váci Street, the seat of the General Assembly

Mayor

Result of the mayoral election:[1]

2019 Budapest mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MomentumDKMSZPPMLMP Gergely Karácsony 353,593 50.86% N/A
Fidesz–KDNP István Tarlós 306,608 44.10% -4.96%
Independent Róbert Puzsér 30,972 4.46% N/A
Independent Krisztián Berki 4,045 0.58% N/A
Total votes '695,218' '100.0%'
MomentumDKMSZPPMLMP gain from Fidesz–KDNP Swing

General Assembly of Budapest

Party Mayor of Budapest Mayors of the districts Compensation-list Altogether
FideszKDNP 7613
MSZP 617
DK 314
Momentum 314
PM 112
Independents 33
Altogether 123933

See also

References

  1. "Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019". www.valasztas.hu. 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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