General Assembly of Budapest

General Assembly of Budapest
General Assembly of Budapest
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Mayor	Gergely Karácsony, PM ; since 13 October 2019
Deputy Mayors	(DK); (MSZP); (Momentum); (Ind.)
City Clerk
Structure
Seats	33 Assembly Members
Political groups	Majority (18) DK (6); MSZP (5); Momentum (4); PM (2); Independents (1); Opposition (15) Fidesz–KDNP (13); Independents (2);
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
Voting system	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

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.^{[citation needed]}

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	%	±%
	Momentum–DK–MSZP–PM–LMP	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%'*
	Momentum–DK–MSZP–PM–LMP gain from Fidesz–KDNP		Swing

List of Mayors[]

	Mayor	Party
1994	Gábor Demszky	Alliance of Free Democrats
1998	Gábor Demszky	Alliance of Free Democrats
2002	Gábor Demszky	Alliance of Free Democrats
2006	Gábor Demszky	Alliance of Free Democrats
2010	István Tarlós	Fidesz
2014	István Tarlós	Fidesz
2019	Gergely Karácsony	Dialogue

Council history[]

Year	Control
1998		No overall control
2002		No overall control
2006		No overall control
2010		Fidesz–KDNP
2014		Fidesz–KDNP
2019		No overall control