Politics and Demography
As of 2010, the largest party of Budapest is the ruling national conservative alliance of Hungary, Fidesz-KDNP, headed by prime minister Viktor Orbán. Fidesz is followed by the social democratic Hungarian Socialist Party, the green liberal LMP and the radical right Jobbik.
The spatial distribution of political parties is very various. Fidesz is outstanding in the Christian middle and upper middle class, white-collar characteristic Buda (parts of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 11th and 12th districts) and in the outer garden estates of Pest (parts of the 14th, 16th and 17th districts). Hungarian Socialist Party and Jobbik are relatively strong in the working class and lower middle class characteristic neighbourhoods (parts of the 4th, 10th, 13th, 15th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st districts) while LMP is remarkable in the partly run-down, cosmopolitan style inner blocks (parts of 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th districts).
The mayor is István Tarlós (Fidesz-KDNP), elected with 53.37%. Mayor candidates were the follows in 2010:
| Mayor candidates | Party | Number of votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| István Tarlós | Fidesz-KDNP | 321,908 | 53.37% |
| Csaba Horváth | MSZP | 177,783 | 29.47% |
| Benedek Jávor | LMP | 59,638 | 9.89% |
| Gábor Staudt | Jobbik | 43,839 | 7.27% |
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Budapest
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