The 2010 Budapest mayoral election was held on 3 October 2010 to elect the Mayor of Budapest (''főpolgármester''). On the same day,

local elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...

were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest. The election was run using a First-past-the-post voting system. The winner of this election served for 4 years. The election was won by the governing parties' candidate, István Tarlós.

Campaign

Five-term incumbent Gábor Demszky did not run,Demszky jövőre nem indul a főpolgármesteri székért
infostart.hu due to low approval and the collapse of his party

SZDSZ The Alliance of Free Democrats – Hungarian Liberal Party ( hu, Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége – a Magyar Liberális Párt, SZDSZ) was a liberal political party in Hungary. The SZDSZ was a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrat ...

Results

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