István Tarlós To Run Again For Budapest Mayor
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
The ruling Fidesz party has nominated Budapest mayor István Tarlós to run again for the post in the autumn municipal elections. Lajos Kósa, Fidesz’s deputy chairman, told a press conference after a session of the party’s national board that a key expectation of the mayor was his ability to cooperate on European Union financed developments.
He should also focus on running and developing the capital rather than waging a political war with the government, Kósa added, referring to Gábor Demszky, Tarlós’s liberal predecessor. Fidesz and the allied Christian Democrats will run candidates in 1,167 towns and cities covering 85% of the country, Kósa said.
The ruling parties will field 893 candidates and support 274 independent nominees; they will have 164 mayoral candidates in cities with more than 10,000 residents, and 1,003 candidates in smaller towns, he added.
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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