Hungarian Parliament Backs Bid To Host Olympics
- 7 Jul 2015 5:00 AM
Parliament supported Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday with the support of governing party and Jobbik politicians, with the exception of Fidesz MP János Bencsik. Under the resolution, an Olympic bid committee will be set up with 24 members, all designated by the Speaker of the House.
Its task will be to make strategic recommendations in connection with preparing the bid and to popularise it.
The deadline for bids is September 15. The International Olympic Committee will announce the winner two years later.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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