Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Assembly

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Assembly Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Közgyűlés
Type
Type	County Council
History
Founded	1990
Leadership
President	Oszkár Seszták, Fidesz–KDNP since 3 April 2008
Structure
Seats	25 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Fidesz–KDNP (18) Other parties (11)   Jobbik-Momentum (3)   MSZP (2)   DK (1)   Association for our County (1)
Length of term	five years
Elections
Last election	13 October 2019
Next election	2024
Meeting place
Nyíregyháza
Website
szszbmo.hu

The Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Assembly (Hungarian: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Közgyűlés) is the local legislative body of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in the Northern Great Plain, in Hungary.

Composition

2019–2024 period

The Assembly elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 25 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

Party		Seats	Change	Group leader
	Fidesz–KDNP	18 / 25	2	Oszkár Seszták
	Jobbik-Momentum	3 / 25		Béla Adorján
	Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)	2 / 25	1	János Veres
	Democratic Coalition (DK)	1 / 25	New	László Farkas
	Association for our County	1 / 25	0	László Helmeczy

After the elections in 2019 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 18 councillors, versus 8 Jobbik-Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)-Momentum Movement-Everybody's Hungary Movement (MMM) and 3 Democratic Coalition (DK) councillors.[2]

2014–2019 period

The Assembly elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 25 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

Party		Seats	Change	Group leader
	Fidesz–KDNP	16 / 25	1	Oszkár Seszták
	Jobbik	5 / 25	0	Béla Adorján
	Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)	3 / 25	1	József Halmi
	Association for our County	1 / 25	1	László Helmeczy

After the elections in 2014 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 15 councillors, versus 5 Jobbik, 5 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and 1 Democratic Coalition (DK) and councillors.[3]

2010–2014 period

The Assembly elected at the 2010 local government elections, is made up of 26 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

Party		Seats	Group leader
	Fidesz–KDNP	15 / 26	Oszkár Seszták
	Jobbik	5 / 26	József Bakó
	Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)	4 / 26	János Veres
	Association for our County	2 / 26	László Helmeczy

After the elections in 2010 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 15 councillors, versus 5 Jobbik, 4 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and 2 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)councillors.

Presidents of the Assembly

So far, the presidents of the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Assembly have been:

• 1990–1998 József Medgyesi
• 1994–1998 József Zilahi, County Election Coalition (FKgP-KDNP-VP-MDF)
• 1999–2002 László Helmeczy, Fidesz-MDF-MKDSZ, and Independent after 2000
• 2002–2006 László Gazda, Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)
• 2006–2008 István Fülöp, Fidesz–KDNP
• since 2008 Oszkár Seszták, Fidesz–KDNP

References

1. "Választástörténet (Önkormányzati vál.)" (in Hungarian).
2. "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
3. "Municipal election (12 Oct 2014) - SZABOLCS-SZATMÁR-BEREG county assembly election result". National Election Office.