Fidesz plans to divide up Budapest

[Blondie]

The capital is too big compared to Hungary

said György Matolcsy, the president of Central Bank, he continues:

On the one hand, it's pride of hungarian nation, but secondly the harmful heritage of communist dicatotship. Budapest is just very large, but not strong

These districts would be independent cities: Óbuda, Újpest, Kőbánya, Angyalföld, Pesterzsébet, Zugló, Kelenföld, Csepel, Budafok. Now the population of Budapest agglomeration is 2,3 million, but just 600000 people would live in the new Budapest.

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I think this idea is complete lunatic just like Matolcsy, the Fidesz has gone far enough.

[Dunai]

This time I'm positively surprised in your stance, since you often comes off as a Buda elitist who looks down on the "Pest plebs". With the splitting of Budapest, this monumental city of Central Europe would become just another town, not surprised that a Fidesz lackey would wanna humiliate the great traditions of this free city, they just hate everything that is independent and is a bastion against their ideology.

[Zohor]

All I understood from that is that they want to divide coty but the new parts would also be in agglomeration so number of people in agglomeration would not change, only in city itself. New cities most likely would keep the same authorities as they have now as city district. I don't really understand where is the problem?

[Blondie]

since you often comes off as a Buda elitist who looks down on the "Pest plebs".

I have never said that. Budapest must be united, because without Budapest, Hungary doesn't exist. This plan is lunatic and very crazy, for example Angyalföld is basically in the downtown.

With the splitting of Budapest, this monumental city of Central Europe would become just another town, not surprised that a Fidesz lackey would wanna humiliate the great traditions of this free city, they just hate everything that is independent and is a bastion against their ideology.

Yes it was my first guess.

[Blondie]

All I understood from that is that they want to divide coty but the new parts would also be in agglomeration so number of people in agglomeration would not change, only in city itself. New cities most likely would keep the same authorities as they have now as city district. I don't really understand where is the problem?

The problem is without Budapest Hungary is dead. Secondly Orbán want to divide it only because of politican reasons, because Budapest is too liberal.

[Blondie]

The new cities on map:



Fortunatelly my home the 2nd district, would stay in Budapest.