General Assembly of Budapest
General Assembly of Budapest Fővárosi Közgyűlés | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor(s) | vacant |
Tamás Számadó | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 33 Assembly Members |
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Political groups | Governing coalition (7)
Opposition (26)
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| Elections | |
| Proportional representation | |
Last election | 9 June 2024 (mayor) |
Next election | 2029 |
| 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, lit. 'Capital City Assembly' [ˈføːvaːroʃi ˈkøzɟyːleːʃ]) is a unicameral body consisting of 33 members, who are elected by proportional representation in a single citywide constituency with an electoral threshold of 5%, and the Mayor of Budapest (who is elected directly). Each term for the mayor and assembly members lasts five years.
2024 election results
Mayoral
Result of the mayoral election:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Gergely Karácsony | Dialogue–DK–MSZP | 371,538 | 47.53 | |
| Dávid Vitézy | VDB–LMP | 371,245 | 47.49 | |
| András Grundtner | Our Homeland Movement | 38,984 | 4.99 | |
| Total | 781,767 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 781,767 | 96.96 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 24,548 | 3.04 | ||
| Total votes | 806,315 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,333,795 | 60.45 | ||
| Source: NVI | ||||
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Fidesz–KDNP | 227,285 | 28.69 | 10 | –3 | ||
| Respect and Freedom Party | 216,609 | 27.34 | New | 10 | New | |
| DK–MSZP–P | 131,696 | 16.62 | 7 | –6 | ||
| VDB–LMP | 80,402 | 10.15 | 3 | +3 | ||
| Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party | 62,541 | 7.89 | 3 | +3 | ||
| Momentum Movement | 39,471 | 4.98 | 0 | –4 | ||
| Our Homeland Movement | 30,208 | 3.81 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hungarian Workers' Party | 1,835 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| On the People's Side Party | 1,315 | 0.17 | New | 0 | New | |
| Szolidaritás–LP7–HP | 930 | 0.12 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 792,292 | 100.00 | – | 33 | – | |
| Valid votes | 792,292 | 98.29 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,743 | 1.71 | ||||
| Total votes | 806,035 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,333,795 | 60.43 | ||||
| Source: NVI | ||||||
List of mayors
| Election | Mayor | Party | |
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| 1994 | Gábor Demszky | Alliance of Free Democrats | |
| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | |||
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| 2010 | István Tarlós | Fidesz | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Gergely Karácsony | Dialogue | |
| 2024 | |||
Council history
| SZDSZ | MDF | Fidesz | KDNP | MSZP | PM | DK | LMP | FKGP - MIÉP | TISZA | MKKP | |
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| 1990-1994 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 1994-1998 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 7 | |||||||
| 1998-2002 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 6 | |||||||
| 2002-2006 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 5 | |||||||
| 2006-2010 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 24 | Jobbik | ||||||
| 2010-2014 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 2014-2019 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2019-2024 | 13 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2024-2029 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | ||||
Assembly members
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| Fraction | Members | Leader | ||
| Fidesz–KDNP | 10 / 33 |
Alexandra Szentkirályi | ||
| Tisza | 10 / 33 |
Eszter Ordas | ||
| Democratic Coalition (DK) | 3 / 33 |
Sándor Szaniszló | ||
| Dialogue – The Greens' Party | 3 / 33 |
Richárd Barabás | ||
| Podmaniczky Movement | 3 / 33 |
Dávid Vitézy | ||
| Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP) | 3 / 33 |
Krisztina Baranyi | ||
| Independent (MSZP) | 1 / 33 |
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Committees
| Human Resources
and Foreign Relations |
Urban Development
Transport and Environment |
Budget
and Public Procurement |
Ownership | |
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| President | Dorottya Keszthelyi (DK) | Dávid Vitézy (Podmaniczky) | Krisztina Baranyi (MKKP) | Árpád Orbán István (TISZA) |
| Deputy President | Anna Szilágyi Margit (Podmaniczky) | Judit Barna Annamária (TISZA) | Áron Porcher Somerville (TISZA) | András Béres (Dialogue) |
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See also
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