Budapest district mayor demands halt to further building in City Park

Csaba Horvath, the mayor of Budapest's 14th district, on Wednesday demanded that the central government stop any further construction projects in City Park and dismantle metal barriers erected two years ago around the sites in question. Horvath, group leader of the opposition Socialists in the City Assembly, told a press conference that the government must respect the will of more than 80 percent of Budapest residents, as well as keeping its own promise not to go against decisions of the metropolitan council.