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Political Deadlock Puts Hungary’s Largest Music Festival at Risk - Hungarian Conservative
The future of the Sziget Festival remains uncertain after the Budapest General Assembly failed to reach a decision on the event’s public-space agreement on Wednesday. The motion, introduced by Mayor Gergely Karácsony, would have authorized the city’s ownership committee to terminate the existing contract with Sziget Zrt by mutual consent. It was rejected with 13 votes in favour and 19 abstentions, as representatives from Fidesz–KDNP and the Tisz…
According to Tisza, the future of Sziget is in danger because of the mayor, according to Karácsony, Tisza and Fidesz are causing concrete damage to Budapest. According to Krisztina Baranyi, Tisza has wiped out Sziget.
Although it seemed like the Sziget festival was over yesterday, it became clear on Thursday afternoon that a solution would be found to allow the music festival to be held next year. Mayor Gergely Karácsony reported on his social media page that essentially all obstacles to organizing the festival had been removed.
Already at the beginning of October, there were the first refusals. But now there could be an agreement. The contribution Sziget Festival: Dispute between the organiser and the Budapest City Council first appeared on Groove.
Then there will be no Sziget – said Karácsony. The Tisza wiped it out – accuses Baranyi. Karácsony's fault – the Tisza counters. The chaos before 2010 has returned.
The president of Tisza posted half a day after the proposal needed to save the festival failed to pass in the Budapest General Assembly.
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