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'''Hungarian local elections, 2006''' took place on 1 October 2006 amidst a period of [[2006 protests in Hungary|protests and demonstrations]] against the government of Prime Minister [[Ferenc Gyurcsány]]. In many cities, demonstrators urged people not to vote for the MSZP candidate at the elections, and Fidesz made heavy use of the fact that Gyurcsány had [[Ferenc Gyurcsány's speech in Balatonőszöd in May 2006|admitted lying]] in its campaign leaflets and [[Cold calling|phone calls]].
Local elections took place in [[Hungary]] on 1 October 2006 amidst a period of [[2006 protests in Hungary|protests and demonstrations]] against the government of Prime Minister [[Ferenc Gyurcsány]]. In many cities, demonstrators urged people not to vote for the MSZP candidate at the elections, and Fidesz made heavy use of the fact that Gyurcsány had [[Ferenc Gyurcsány's speech in Balatonőszöd in May 2006|admitted lying]] in its campaign leaflets and [[Cold calling|phone calls]].


In response, Gyurcsány insisted in a speech he held in [[Szeged]] on 15 September<ref>{{hu icon}} [http://www.radio.hu/index.php?cikk_id=196488 Magyar Rádió]</ref> that the local elections would have no bearing on his party staying in power, and "''those who don't want a war between the government and the city should know whom to vote for''".
In response, Gyurcsány insisted in a speech he held in [[Szeged]] on 15 September<ref>{{in lang|hu}} [http://www.radio.hu/index.php?cikk_id=196488 Magyar Rádió] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927173502/http://www.radio.hu/index.php?cikk_id=196488 |date=2011-09-27 }}</ref> that the local elections would have no bearing on his party staying in power, and "those who don't want a war between the government and the city should know whom to vote for".


Before the elections, the polling firm ''Szonda Ipsos'' had predicted a victory for candidates of the main opposition party [[Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union|Fidesz]] – 34% of the people asked said they would vote for Fidesz, while only 22% voiced a preference for the MSZP. The opinion poll showed Fidesz with a clear lead in towns having fewer than 10,000 inhabitants (Fidesz 38%, MSZP 19%) and a narrow lead in larger towns (Fidesz 30%, MSZP 26%), while the two parties ran equal at 27% each in Budapest.<ref>MTI Report, 22 September 2006. {{hu icon}} [http://mti.hu/valasztas/cikk/161590/ MTI – Hungarian News Agency Corp]</ref>
Before the elections, the polling firm Szonda Ipsos had predicted a victory for candidates of the main opposition party [[Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union|Fidesz]] – 34% of the people asked said they would vote for Fidesz, while only 22% voiced a preference for the MSZP. The opinion poll showed Fidesz with a clear lead in towns having fewer than 10,000 inhabitants (Fidesz 38%, MSZP 19%) and a narrow lead in larger towns (Fidesz 30%, MSZP 26%), while the two parties ran equal at 27% each in Budapest.<ref>MTI Report, 22 September 2006. {{in lang|hu}} [http://mti.hu/valasztas/cikk/161590/ MTI – Hungarian News Agency Corp]</ref>


==Results==
==Results==
Turnout in the local elections was 53.1%, which was two points higher than in 2002 <ref>[http://www.valasztas.hu/outroot/onkdina/napo7.htm National Election Office]</ref> and the highest for municipal elections since the return to democracy in 1990.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/01/AR2006100100909.html Washington Post]</ref>
Turnout in the local elections was 53.1%, which was two points higher than in 2002 <ref>[http://www.valasztas.hu/outroot/onkdina/napo7.htm National Election Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003534/http://www.valasztas.hu/outroot/onkdina/napo7.htm |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> and the highest for municipal elections since the return to democracy in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hungarian Opposition Gains in Elections |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123194032/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/01/AR2006100100909.html |archive-date=2021-01-23 |url-status=live |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/01/AR2006100100909.html}}</ref>


Interpretation of the results is complicated by the fact that a number of different offices are at stake in municipal elections. Hungarian voters elect their mayors; the county and Budapest assemblies; and the municipal corporations of their local settlement or Budapest district. (Moreover, the latter of those three elections, at least in mid- and large-sized settlements and the Budapest districts, take place under a mixed electoral system, which means votes are cast both for an individual candidate and a party list.) <ref>[http://www.valasztas.hu/en/01/onkval_en.html National Election Office]</ref>
Interpretation of the results is complicated by the fact that a number of different offices are at stake in municipal elections. Hungarian voters elect their mayors; the county and Budapest assemblies; and the municipal corporations of their local settlement or Budapest district. (Moreover, the latter of those three elections, at least in mid- and large-sized settlements and the Budapest districts, take place under a mixed electoral system, which means votes are cast both for an individual candidate and a party list.) <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.valasztas.hu/en/01/onkval_en.html |title=National Election Office |access-date=2011-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117161132/http://www.valasztas.hu/en/01/onkval_en.html |archive-date=2008-01-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The results for each were as follows:<ref>{{hu icon}} [http://www.valasztas.hu/outroot/onkdin/elemind.htm National Election Office]</ref>
The results for each were as follows:<ref>{{in lang|hu}} [http://www.valasztas.hu/outroot/onkdin/elemind.htm National Election Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117160206/http://www.valasztas.hu/outroot/onkdin/elemind.htm |date=2008-01-17 }}</ref>


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Regarding the mayoral elections, these are the results of the cities with county rights:<ref>{{hu icon}} [http://archive.is/20130108074703/http://www.vokscentrum.hu/onkorm/elemzo.php?jny=hun&mszkod=860001&mitmut=polgmjv VoksCentrum]</ref>
Regarding the mayoral elections, these are the results of the cities with county rights:<ref>{{in lang|hu}} [https://archive.today/20130108074703/http://www.vokscentrum.hu/onkorm/elemzo.php?jny=hun&mszkod=860001&mitmut=polgmjv VoksCentrum]</ref>


* Fidesz: 15 mayoralties (+10 compared with 2002)
* Fidesz: 15 mayoralties (+10 compared with 2002)
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In Budapest, Gábor Demszky was re-elected as [[Mayor of Budapest|city mayor]] as SZDSZ/MSZP candidate.
In Budapest, Gábor Demszky was re-elected as [[Mayor of Budapest|city mayor]] as SZDSZ/MSZP candidate.
These are the results of the mayoral races for the individual Budapest districts:<ref>{{hu icon}} [http://www.vokscentrum.hu/onkorm/elemzo.php?jny=hun&mszkod=860001&mitmut=polgbp VoksCentrum]</ref>
These are the results of the mayoral races for the individual Budapest districts:<ref>{{in lang|hu}} [http://www.vokscentrum.hu/onkorm/elemzo.php?jny=hun&mszkod=860001&mitmut=polgbp VoksCentrum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928171601/http://www.vokscentrum.hu/onkorm/elemzo.php?jny=hun&mszkod=860001&mitmut=polgbp |date=2011-09-28 }}</ref>


* Fidesz: 8 mayoralties (+4 compared with 2002)
* Fidesz: 8 mayoralties (+4 compared with 2002)
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* Other: 2 (no ch.)
* Other: 2 (no ch.)


The polling firm ''Median'' opined that the scandal concerning Gyurcsany's admission of having lied did not affect the outcome of the elections as much as it was expected to, as support for MSZP had already hit an all-time low by early September: 33% of the voters polled had expressed their support for Gyurcsány in September, as compared to 35% in August and 38% in July.<ref>{{hu icon}} [http://www.fn.hu/cikk/00140000/145034/median_nem_oszodi_beszed.php FigyelőNet]</ref>
The polling firm ''Median'' opined that the scandal concerning Gyurcsany's admission of having lied did not affect the outcome of the elections as much as it was expected to, as support for MSZP had already hit an all-time low by early September: 33% of the voters polled had expressed their support for Gyurcsány in September, as compared to 35% in August and 38% in July.<ref>{{in lang|hu}} [http://www.fn.hu/cikk/00140000/145034/median_nem_oszodi_beszed.php FigyelőNet]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Hungarian parliamentary election, 2006]]
* [[2006 Hungarian parliamentary election]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:58, 10 March 2024

Local elections took place in Hungary on 1 October 2006 amidst a period of protests and demonstrations against the government of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány. In many cities, demonstrators urged people not to vote for the MSZP candidate at the elections, and Fidesz made heavy use of the fact that Gyurcsány had admitted lying in its campaign leaflets and phone calls.

In response, Gyurcsány insisted in a speech he held in Szeged on 15 September[1] that the local elections would have no bearing on his party staying in power, and "those who don't want a war between the government and the city should know whom to vote for".

Before the elections, the polling firm Szonda Ipsos had predicted a victory for candidates of the main opposition party Fidesz – 34% of the people asked said they would vote for Fidesz, while only 22% voiced a preference for the MSZP. The opinion poll showed Fidesz with a clear lead in towns having fewer than 10,000 inhabitants (Fidesz 38%, MSZP 19%) and a narrow lead in larger towns (Fidesz 30%, MSZP 26%), while the two parties ran equal at 27% each in Budapest.[2]

Results

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Turnout in the local elections was 53.1%, which was two points higher than in 2002 [3] and the highest for municipal elections since the return to democracy in 1990.[4]

Interpretation of the results is complicated by the fact that a number of different offices are at stake in municipal elections. Hungarian voters elect their mayors; the county and Budapest assemblies; and the municipal corporations of their local settlement or Budapest district. (Moreover, the latter of those three elections, at least in mid- and large-sized settlements and the Budapest districts, take place under a mixed electoral system, which means votes are cast both for an individual candidate and a party list.) [5]

The results for each were as follows:[6]

Elections Votes for governing parties Votes for opposition parties Voters for others
Mayoral elections 1,150,324
27.06% 		1,289,554
30.33% 		1,811,185
42.61%
Elections for county and Budapest assemblies 1 286 625
37.73% 		1 794 292
52.62% 		329 219
9.65%
Elections for municipal corporations of local settlement or Budapest district 1 637 549
11.19% 		2 592 926
17.72% 		10 401 173
71.09%

Regarding the mayoral elections, these are the results of the cities with county rights:[7]

  • Fidesz: 15 mayoralties (+10 compared with 2002)
  • MSZP: 7 (-6)
  • SZDSZ: 0 (-3)
  • Other: 1 (no ch.)

In Budapest, Gábor Demszky was re-elected as city mayor as SZDSZ/MSZP candidate. These are the results of the mayoral races for the individual Budapest districts:[8]

  • Fidesz: 8 mayoralties (+4 compared with 2002)
  • MSZP: 11 (-4)
  • SZDSZ: 2 (no ch.)
  • Other: 2 (no ch.)

The polling firm Median opined that the scandal concerning Gyurcsany's admission of having lied did not affect the outcome of the elections as much as it was expected to, as support for MSZP had already hit an all-time low by early September: 33% of the voters polled had expressed their support for Gyurcsány in September, as compared to 35% in August and 38% in July.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Hungarian) Magyar Rádió Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ MTI Report, 22 September 2006. (in Hungarian) MTI – Hungarian News Agency Corp
  3. ^ National Election Office Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Hungarian Opposition Gains in Elections". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23.
  5. ^ "National Election Office". Archived from the original on 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  6. ^ (in Hungarian) National Election Office Archived 2008-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ (in Hungarian) VoksCentrum
  8. ^ (in Hungarian) VoksCentrum Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ (in Hungarian) FigyelőNet
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