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Olga Kálmán (born 23 February 1968) is a politically independent Hungarian news editor, 
Kálmán is author of the book ''Straight Talk''. She has received the János Déri award for lifetime achievement and the Hungarian Spokesman Organization's award.
In 2019, Kálmán was announced as the candidate of the Democratic Coalition for the second round of the primaries for the 2019 Budapest mayoral election. Her opponents were Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019
accessed 7 March 2021
television host
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for people who garne ...
, left-wing politician, member of parliament, and author. Between 2003 and 2016, she was the host of ATV's ''Straight Talk'' (Egyenes Beszéd).
Kálmán is author of the book ''Straight Talk''. She has received the János Déri award for lifetime achievement and the Hungarian Spokesman Organization's award.
In 2019, Kálmán was announced as the candidate of the Democratic Coalition for the second round of the primaries for the 2019 Budapest mayoral election. Her opponents were Gergely Karácsony
Gergely Szilveszter Karácsony (; born 11 June 1975) is a Hungarian politician, political scientist and current Mayor of Budapest. He previously served as member of the National Assembly (MP) from 2010 to 2014 and Mayor of Zugló from 2014 to ...
of Dialogue for Hungary
Dialogue for Hungary ( hu, Párbeszéd Magyarországért, Párbeszéd or PM), also known in its shortened form Dialogue since September 2016, is a green political party in Hungary that was formed in February 2013 by eight MPs who left the Politi ...
and the entrepreneur Gábor Kerpel-Fronius ( hu) of Momentum. The second round primary took place between 20 and 26 June, with both online and in-person voting. On 23 June a televised debate was held between the three candidates on the channel ATV.
This left Karácsony as the candidate of the opposition to stand against the incumbent mayor, István Tarlós
István Tarlós (; 26 May 1948) is a Hungarian politician who served as the Mayor of Budapest from 2010 to 2019. Previously he served as the Mayor of the Third District (Óbuda-Békásmegyer) of the city between 1990 and 2006 (as an independent ...
of Fidesz–KDNP
Fidesz–KDNP Party Alliance ( hu, Fidesz–KDNP pártszövetség), formerly also known as the Alliance of Hungarian Solidarity ( hu, Magyar Szolidaritás Szövetsége), is a right-wing national conservatism, national conservative political allian ...
, and at the election on 13 October 2019 Karácsony defeated Tarlós with the support of Kálmán.accessed 7 March 2021
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Hungarian television personalities 1968 births Living people Democratic Coalition (Hungary) politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2022–2026) Women members of the National Assembly of Hungary {{Hungary-bio-stub