General Assembly of Budapest

Budapest legislature

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General Assembly of Budapest Fővárosi Közgyűlés

Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Mayor	Gergely Karácsony, PM since 9 June 2024
Deputy Mayor(s)	vacant
City Clerk	Tamás Számadó
Structure
Seats	33 Assembly Members

Political groups	Governing coalition (7) DK-MSZP-Dialogue (7) Opposition (26) Fidesz–KDNP (10) Tisza Party (10) VDB-LMP (3) MKKP (3)
Committees	Human Resources 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	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	%
	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

General Assembly



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

	Mayor	Party
1994	Gábor Demszky	Alliance of Free Democrats
1998	Gábor Demszky	Alliance of Free Democrats
2002	Gábor Demszky	Alliance of Free Democrats
2006	Gábor Demszky	Alliance of Free Democrats
2010	István Tarlós	Fidesz
2014	István Tarlós	Fidesz
2019	Gergely Karácsony	Dialogue
2024	Gergely Karácsony	Dialogue

Council history

	SZDSZ	MDF	Fidesz	KDNP	MSZP	PM	DK	LMP	FKGP - MIÉP	TISZA	MKKP
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


Fraction		Members	Leader
	Fidesz–KDNP	10 / 33	Alexandra Szentkirályi
	Tisza Party	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


Fidesz–KDNP	TISZA	DK	Dialogue	Podmaniczky	MKKP	Independent

Alexandra Szentkirályi László Böröcz Franciska Janó-Veilandics Piroska Szalai Dániel Szécsényi Zoltán Havasi Béla Radics Péter Böjthe Gergely Gulyás Kristóf Anna Szepesfalvy	Eszter Ordas Áron Porcher Somerville Szilvia Böröck-Gémes György Bovier Judit Barna Annamária Kinga Kollár Andrea Bujdosó Anna Dániel Molnár Árpád Orbán István Balázs Balogh	Sándor Szaniszló Tibor Déri Dorottya Keszthelyi	Gergely Karácsony (Mayor) Richárd Barabás András Béres	Dávid Vitézy József Gál Anna Szilágyi Margit	Krisztina Baranyi Gergely Kovács Zsuzsanna Döme	Kata Tüttő (MSZP)

Committees


	Human Resources and Foreign Relations	Urban Development Transport and Environment	Budget and Public Procurement	Ownership
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)
Representative Members	Judit Barna Annamária (TISZA) Döme Zsuzsanna (MKKP) Szilvia Böröck-Gémes (TISZA) Anna Szepesfalvy (Fidesz)	Balázs Balogh (TISZA) Richárd Barabás (Dialogue) Gergely Gulyás Kristóf (Fidesz) Kata Tüttő (MSZP)	József Gál (Podmaniczky) Sándor Szaniszló (DK) Dániel Szécsényi (Fidesz) Piroska Szalai (Fidesz)	Andrea Bujdosó Anna (TISZA) Tibor Déri (DK) Gergely Kovács (MKKP) Béla Radics (Fidesz)
Non-representative Members	Géza Balog Bence György László Lénárd Ervin Nagy Judit Surányi	Péter Biczók (TISZA) Ferenc Deschelák Ágnes Németh Tibor Papp Tamás Andrejszki (TISZA)	Tamás Elekes Márton Havas Zoltán Várady Dániel Kaltenecker Imre Vas	Károly Lukoczki István Mezey Tamás Vörös Péter Galambos Borbála Hutiray

Bridges	Árpád Bridge Elisabeth Bridge Liberty Bridge Margaret Bridge Megyeri Bridge Petőfi Bridge Rákóczi Bridge Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Castles and palaces	Buda Castle Danube Palace Fisherman's Bastion Gresham Palace Hotel Astoria Hotel Gellért Labyrinth of Buda Castle Nagytétény Castle New York Palace Vajdahunyad Castle
Government	Carmelite Monastery of Buda Sándor Palace Hungarian Parliament Building House of Magnates Hungarian National Bank Budapest City Hall
Memorials	Holocaust Memorial Center Kossuth Memorial Liberty Statue Little Princess statue Matthias Fountain Shoes on Danube Bank
Museums and galleries	Aquincum Museum Museum of Ethnography Geological Museum Kunsthalle Hospital in the Rock House of Terror National Gallery National Museum Natural History Museum Semmelweis Museum of Medical History Railway History Park Koller Gallery Memento Park Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library Müpa Budapest Museum of Applied Arts Museum of Fine Arts National Széchényi Library Transportation Museum Southeast Asian Gold Museum
Parks and gardens	Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden City Park City Park Ice Rink Gellért Hill Haller Park Fiume Road National Graveyard Margaret Island Népliget Normafa Óbuda Island
Religious buildings	Dohány Street Synagogue Gellért Hill Cave Inner City Parish Church in Pest Lutheran Church of Budavár Mary Magdalene Church Matthias Church Our Lady of the Snows Parish Church Palace Chapel Rumbach Street Synagogue Saint Anne Parish St. Catherine of Alexandria Church Stigmatisation of Saint Francis Church Szilágyi Dezső Square Reformed Church St. Stephen's Basilica Tomb of Gül Baba University Church Church of St. George
Sports venues	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium Bozsik Stadion Budai II. László Stadion City Park Ice Rink Danube Arena Szusza Ferenc Stadion Ferencváros Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Hungaroring-Formula One Illovszky Rudolf Stadion Kincsem Park Kisstadion MVM Dome National Athletics Centre Puskás Aréna Szőnyi úti Stadion László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Squares and streets	Andrássy Avenue Citadella Danube Promenade Deák Ferenc Square Ferenciek Square Grand Boulevard Heroes' Square Hungary Boulevard Kossuth Square Liberty Square Oktogon Small Boulevard Széll Kálmán Square Váci Street Vörösmarty Square Móricz Zsigmond Square
Theaters and opera	Comedy Theatre Court Theatre of Buda Erkel Theatre Erzsébetliget Theatre Hungarian State Opera House Magyar Theatre National Theatre Vigadó of Pest
Thermal spas	Gellért Baths Király Baths Lukács Baths Rudas Baths Rácz Thermal Bath Széchenyi Medicinal Bath
Other	Anker Palace Café Gerbeaud Elizabeth Lookout Great Market Hall Gundel Restaurant Hungarian Academy of Sciences Millennium Underground Railway F-4 Object

Districts

Events and
traditions

Universities

Economy

Transport

History of Budapest
Category

v t e World Heritage Sites in Hungary
Cultural	Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta Fertő / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape	borderFlag of Hungary
Natural	Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst	borderFlag of Hungary
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