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Apr 19, 2024 · Budapest, city, capital of Hungary, and seat of Pest megye (county). The city is the political, administrative, industrial, and commercial centre of Hungary. The site has been continuously settled since prehistoric times and is now the home of about one-fifth of the country’s population. Area city, 203 square miles (525 square km).
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Apr 16, 2024 · Whether Budapest will remain a stronghold of the left is at stake in the municipal elections to be held on 9 June 2024. Mayor of Budapest is practically the highest political office directly elected by citizens in Hungary, but the outcome of the June election is exciting not only because of that but also because the capital has been the scene ...
1 day ago · The Mayor is responsible for all city services, police and fire protection, enforcement of all city and state laws within the city, and administration of public property and most public agencies. Besides, each of Budapest' twenty-three districts has its own town hall and a directly elected council and the directly elected mayor of district.
4 days ago · Budapest's municipal council is set to allocate 1.4 billion forints (EUR 3.5m) towards the preservation of nature conservation areas after being awarded funding from a European Union scheme, Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, said on Monday, marking Earth Day.
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5 days ago · FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Allen County Democratic Party (ACDP) has selected the late Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry’s successor. During Saturday’s caucus, ACDP precinct chairs voted to elect 6th District City Councilwoman Sharon Tucker to fill the mayoral vacancy left in the wake of Henry’s passing. Tucker will finish the remainder of ...
1 day ago · Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and former police officer, currently serving as the 110th mayor of New York City since 2022. An ideologically moderate member of the Democratic Party, Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of captain.
3 days ago · The New York Times, November 6, 1977 Anita Bryant's public campaign opposing homosexuality and the multiple challenges to gay rights ordinances across the United States fueled gay politics in San Francisco. Seventeen candidates from the Castro District entered the next race for supervisor; more than half of them were gay. The New York Times ran an exposé on the veritable invasion of gay ...
