With only 43% of those eligible to vote, the governing party Fidesz won the most mayoral positions and local government seats at Sunday's municipal elections on Sunday. In Budapest, István Tarlós retained his mayoral position against a fragmented opposition.
The Budapest Municipality Assembly has approved the new flag of the Hungarian capital. The change is necessary because Budapest's current flag is very similar to that of Romania, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós argued.
A memorial of the victims of the massacre of Polish officers by Soviet internal security forces in 1940 has been inaugurated in the Hungarian capital. The ceremony was attended by visiting Polish president Branislaw Komorowsi.
The City of Budapest has launched an Internet survey asking residents to select one of 12 spots in the city to be named after Elvis Presley, the mayor of the Hungarian capital, István Tarlós announced on Wednesday.
On October 23rd, Hungary celebrated the 54th anniversary of the 1956 revolution against a Stalinist type dictatorship. Speeches were delivered by state leaders and those of the political parties, high state distinctions were handed over.
As expected, the nationally governing party Fidesz won the most mayoral posts and local government seats at the local elections in Hungary on Sunday. Budapest has a new Lord Mayor, Fidesz candidate István Tarlós.
