Index – Domestic – A series of elections are coming to Hungary on Sunday
As we reported in April, by-elections can be held again, and more than 160 backlogs need to be made up due to the epidemic. In our current article, we have collected the votes cast for May 8th.
The matter of opening a mine
Komárom-Esztergom county Pilism mill his leadership resigned in early August 2020 after seeing a protest against the opening of a gravel mine.
Seven independent candidates will compete for the mayoral seat, the former mayor will not run. I would like to win the position of Bartal Achilles, József Csonka, Albert Elemér Czánt, Ignác Fürnstáhl, Balázs Hunyadi, Tihamér Kaszala and Gábor Korcsák.
He wanted to open a business on 122 hectares of open-air gravel in the village, next to the houses on the banks of the Danube. Residents have filed a referendum initiative to halt what they say is an environmentally damaging investment. You can read more about the case here.
The local election committee refused to authenticate the question on the grounds that the wording was not clear and that the decision required settlement planning expertise from the respondents. At the end of August 2020, the Komárom-Esztergom County Government Office revoked the environmental permit of the planned mine, citing that the planned opening of the mine was not in accordance with the regulatory plan of the village and the fixing in the local building regulations.
Loss of trust and lack of cooperation
Csongrád-Csanád county Csanádpalota its dissolution was dissolved in July 2020. The best of the decision of the deputies supporting the motion was that the mayor, István Debreczeni, decided everything in one person and they do not need them to run the settlement – written by then the Makó Newsletter. Two independent candidates will run in the mayoral election: István Debreczeni (the current mayor) and László Perneki.
Veszprém county Balatonudvarit László Szabó was governed by an independent mayor for several cycles, but resigned in September 2020. Three independent candidates will run for the position: Andrea Varga, Balázs Puhr and György S dark.
The county of Fejér Etyeken In the summer of 2020, the representative body was dissolved, with Tamás Zólyomi, the current party leader, running for the mayor’s seat. The by-election is needed because four representatives of the previous body have initiated a dissolution. It was seen that Tamás Zólyomi was not cooperating with the majority of the board.
The county of Győr-Moson-Sopron In a clay flap In August 2020, the representative body, the only mayoral candidate, Attila Radics (Fidesz – KDNP), was dissolved.
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county Vizsolyon also due to the dissolution of the body is needed in the interim. Deputies about the loss of confidence in the mayor and the lack of willingness to cooperate they wrote then. Two independent candidates are competing for the bourgeoisie, András Palotás, former head of the settlement, and Szabolcs Szegedi.
Baranya County Illocskán an interim mayoral election is being held due to the death of the former leader of the village. József Juhos ruled the settlement for thirty years. Of the five entrants, four will start as independent (János Jankovics, József Kehi, József Mészáros, Erika Polyák) and one in the colors of the Labor Party (István Zoltán Kós).
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county Tállya his previous resignation. József Osika headed the settlement for 18 years for abuse of office and misleading authority condemned. There are five independent starters: Mónika Drozsnyik-Kiss, Szabolcs Serfőző, Levente Szentmarjai, Bence Zabán Szabó, János Tökölyi.
The county of Zala Zalaszabar In August 2020, the independent mayor, Péter Takács, resigned. Two independent candidates are fighting for the position: Péter Oncz and Béla Takács.
Baranya County Bürüs The independent Kolat Irén, who has been managing the village since 2014, has resigned. Three independent entrants are applying for it: László Kovács, István Kozma and Gyula Sárosi.
Veszprém county On the garden the number of representatives is a reduction in the number of staff required for the operation of the body, so two municipal representatives are elected. There are four independent candidates for the two places: Tamás Berki, Andrea Kovácsné Tornai, Tamásné Nagy and Zsuzsanna Tornai.
(Cover image: István Huszti / Index)