- Title: Hungary opposition looks set to win Budapest mayoral race
- Date: 13th October 2019
- Summary: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (OCTOBER 13, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** MEDIA WAITING FOR MAYOR ELECT GERGELY KARACSONY KARACSONY WALKING TO STAGE MEDIA KARACSONY ON STAGE WITH ELECTED DISTRICT MAYORS AND SUPPORTERS AND CLAPPING (SOUNDBITE) (Hungarian) MAYOR ELECT GERGELY KARACSONY, SAYING: "This victory is about Budapest becoming green and free. This victory is about taking Budapest from the 20th to the 21st century. And this victory is about keeping this city with all our powers where history has always placed it: we will take it back to Europe." SUPPORTERS CLAPPING (SOUNDBITE) (Hungarian) MAYOR ELECT GERGELY KARACSONY, SAYING: "We have to take this path onwards because changing the majority of Budapest and the major cities is the first step toward changing Hungary too." SUPPORTERS CLAPPING KARACSONY LEAVING SURROUNDED MY MEDIA KARACSONY LEAVING AND TALKING TO MEDIA VARIOUS OF KARACSONY WALKING IN STREET SURROUNDED BY MEDIA BUILDING FACADE
- Embargoed: 27th October 2019 22:50
- Keywords: Hungary local election in Hungary Vikor Orban mayor of Budapest Gergely Karacsony
- Location: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
- City: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
- Country: Hungary
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA001B0XL5IX
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Hungary's opposition scored its biggest election victory in a decade on Sunday (October 13) when liberal challenger Gergely Karacsony ousted ruling-party incumbent Istvan Tarlos as mayor of Budapest and opposition parties made gains in other major cities as well.
The result will not affect Prime Minister Viktor Orban's grip on national power as his Cabinet is buoyed by a strong economy, fierce anti-immigration rhetoric and hefty wage rises. His ruling Fidesz party remains wildly popular in rural areas.
No general election is due until 2022 and Orban, who rose to power in 2010, holds a huge majority in parliament.
With 81.6% of votes counted, Karacsony had 50.6% support compared with 44.3% for Tarlos, according to data on the National Election Office website.
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