Fidesz Also Wins Big In Budapest
- 13 Oct 2014 9:06 AM
István Tarlós, the Fidesz-backed mayor of Budapest, who was voted back into power with just over 49%, told supporters he would focus on resolving the city’s problems. “It won’t be an easy job, but we will be there, and you can rely on us.” In the capital, Fidesz won 17 out of 23 districts.
The others were won by the left-wing parties and an independent.
In the assembly Fidesz will have 20 representatives out of 33, the Socialists 5, DK 2, E-PM 2, Jobbik and LMP a single one each and there will be one independent and a joint candidate of the leftist parties.
Lajos Bokros, who came in second in the race to become Budapest mayor, said that his result should be considered a victory “in a dictatorship”.
Commenting on his garnering 36 percent of the votes late on Sunday, Bokros said that “though we are happy with that result, we will have to work hard so that Hungary can shrug the octopus off in 2018.”
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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