General Assembly of Budapest

General Assembly of Budapest
General Assembly of Budapest
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Mayor	István Tarlós, Fidesz; Since 3 October 2010
Structure
Seats	33 Assembly Members
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Political groups	Fidesz–KDNP (20); MSZP (6); DK (2; Együtt (1); PM (1); LMP (1); Jobbik (1); SCSZ (1);
Committees	Human Reources and Foreign Relations; Budget; Finance and Monitoring; Public Procurement; Ownership, Economy and Public Space; Urban Development, Transport and Environment; Local Government and Police;
Elections
Voting system	Additional Member System
Last election	12 October 2014
Next election	2019
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; “Capital City Assembly”) is a unicameral body consisting of 33 members, which consist of the 23 mayors of the districts, 9 from the electoral lists of political parties, plus Mayor of Budapest (the Mayor is elected directly). Each term for the mayor and assembly members lasts five years.

2014 Election Results

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Budapest City Hall building near Deák Ferenc tér in Városház street, the office of Budapest's Mayor

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The eclectic building of New Budapest City Hall in Váci Street, the seat of the General Assembly

Mayor

Result of the mayoral election:^[1]

Candidate	Party	Votes	Proportions
István Tarlós	Fidesz–KDNP	290 675	49,06%
Lajos Bokros	MoMa	213 550	36,04%
Gábor Staudt	Jobbik	42 093	7,10%
Antal Csárdi	LMP	33 689	5,69%
Zoltán Bodnár	MLP	12 461	2,10%