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Opposition Aiming to 'Paralyse' Budapest on August 20 National Holiday?

• 25 Jun 2025 4:58 PM

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony and the opposition Tisza and Two-Tailed Dog parties have submitted a proposal "aimed to paralyse public transport in Budapest" on the August 20 national holiday, Alexandra Szentkiralyi, leader of the ruling parties' group in the municipal assembly, said on Facebook.

According to the group leader, the proposal was designed "to blackmail [the government] through Budapest residents". The mayor and the two parties "want to avoid having to admit that they have driven the capital to bankruptcy through buying a waste dump at Rakosrendezo and passing an illegitimate budget," she added.

"The city is nearly bankrupt while its leaders drink champagne at Pride festivals in other countries and promote their own political agenda," she said, adding that the municipality was seeking to promote a Pride march in Budapest "using public funds and to be held before the eyes of children".
 

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