Election scandal? Budapest mayor Karácsony calls for new election

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Photo: Facebook/Karácsony Gergely

Gergely Karácsony called for a new election after the National Election Committee (NVB) recounted the invalid votes cast in the recent municipal elections and declared him the winner of the post of Budapest mayor, on Friday evening.

Karácsony wants a new election?

Karácsony said he insisted on his earlier position despite the recount turning out in his favour, because “the whole process has been infinitely manipulative, full of political mislead, tricks, and wire-tapping.”

“All that undermines people’s trust in democracy has been committed … if we want to repair that, we need a new election, a new vote with the same candidates,” he said.

The mayor said he would appeal for legal remedy in connection with the recount and request calling a new election.

“We won once on Sunday. We won for the second time today. And we will win a third time if we have to. 😉 Thank you, Budapest! 💚” Karácsony wrote in his post of Facebook:

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