Most pollsters project Tarlos to remain Budapest mayor

Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos is most likely to have the best chance of winning the post for another five years but the victory of joint opposition candidate Gergely Karacsony cannot be ruled out if ruling party voters feel "overly comfortable and the opposition is mobilised", pollsters said ahead of the local elections. At an event presenting the latest figures by Nezopont Institute, ZRI Zavecz Research, Publicus Institute, Szazadveg and Median, several experts were in agreement that the scandals of the recent period could have a big impact on the outcome of the vote, especially in Budapest and Gyor. However, it is impossible to tell whether they would make voters uncertain or mobilise them, they added.