The fact that Caraxoni had climbed to the top of the Budapest City Hall, which had long been run by the ruling party Fidesz, was a sign of hope for a change of power in Hungary at the time. His electoral victory was also attributed to the fact that Hungary’s hitherto fragmented opposition against Fides united for the first time.<\/p>\n

Orban has ruled since 2010, almost continuously, with a two-thirds majority from Fidesz and its junior partner KDNP (Christian Democrats). Critics accuse Orban of dismantling democracy and curbing media policies, university and cronyism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

He is leading in opinion polls and surprisingly won the election as mayor of Budapest. And now the charismatic politician Jirjeli Carasoni dares the next step. Mayor of environmental liberalism BudapestGirgeli Carasoni could challenge the right-wing nationalist prime minister in the 2022 parliamentary elections Victor Urban has become. The 45-year-old announced on Saturday in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n