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Budapest Council to lose the management of popular downtown squares?
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The metropolitan council is an “irresponsible and careless owner” of Podmaniczky and Vörösmarty Squares, and Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony “should not be surprised” that the central government wants to take over the management of these parts of downtown Budapest, the Fidesz-run fifth district council said on Thursday.
“The government wants to ensure that Budapest remains the European capital that the entire Hungarian nation can proudly call its own,” the statement said.
On Wednesday, Karácsony reacted on Facebook to press reports that
Podmaniczky Frigyes, Vörösmarty and Széchenyi István Squares will be transferred to the fifth district local council.
He said that “the nationalisation of these three extremely important squares” would be unconstitutional and the Budapest administration will file a lawsuit if a corresponding law is approved.
The fifth district council said in response on Thursday that Podmaniczky and Vörösmarty Squares were revamped with government support by the fifth district council in 2019. It added that the state of the two squares maintained by the metropolitan council had deteriorated under its “irresponsible and careless management”, and pointed to dried out grass, waste and dirt “on these popular squares which could be impressive parts of downtown Budapest”.
Case of – SHIFTING of Power.
Fidesz – principal CORE of this Party is – POWER.
Power over the People, through growing increasing DOGMA – of the Fidesz Party, under the Leadership of the present Prime Minister of Hungary – Victor Orban, that deepens, evidencing in Hungary, we are living in a style – “thrust” on us, that is Dictatorial.
I can name you other squares that are poorly maintained. Just a few- Freernciek and the square across from the main market hall. All the planters look like hell – the ones at ferencieck – they keep the trash out, but the plants look like hell.
I’ve done my best to keep graffiti and stickers from the light poles and other street fixtures. Once you get it under control it takes little to keep it up. They see any stickers or graffiti they go ape.
Removing it as soon as possible is the key.