Karacsony, opposition mayors protest budget cuts

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony and opposition and independent mayors from around Hungary protested on Friday budget cuts affecting municipalities and called for strengthening the Alliance of Hungarian Municipalities (MOSZ). Karacsony said parliament would vote on a 2021 budget bill which had a "clear political motive to destroy Hungary's system of local councils". He called on lawmakers "not to stand on the dark side" and vote against the bill.