Illusion creation and cockiness, Széchenyi is turning in his grave because of the Chain Bridge

István Tarlós harshly criticized his successor, in his opinion Széchenyi did not build the bridge to prevent traffic on it, and he called the Christmas Residents' Assembly bordering on fraud.

Metropol conducted an interview with István Tarlós , in which, among other things, the Üllői út bike path, the handover ceremony of the Chain Bridge and Gergely Karácsony's Residents' Assembly were discussed. According to the former mayor, the bicycle path created on Üllői út is the result of a professionally unfounded decision.

"I am not against bicycle paths, during my term as mayor we developed the network of bicycle paths,

but I am a supporter of professionally built cycle paths," emphasized Tarlós.

Creating an illusion

The former mayor said about the handing over of the Chain Bridge: he is happy that it happened, but he considers "the double public ceremony that Gergely Karácsony did" to be an illusion.

When do not many people go there, if the ice cream and cotton candy are free?

he asked the poetic question. In response to the question whether he would have returned the Chain Bridge to the motorists, he replied:

"In my opinion, István Széchenyi probably did not build the bridge to prevent traffic on it. On the one hand, Gergely Karácsony closed the bridge to motorists citing 7, i.e. seven percent, support. Well, if I want it, then it's stupidity, if I want it, then it's cocky! Because making a decision based on such a low participation figure is completely unserious"

explained the former city manager.

"It borders on cheating"

Regarding the Residents' Assembly, Gergely Karácsony said: "With seven percent support, to close a road bridge over the Danube, when one of the most critical and weakest links in Budapest's traffic management is the location and capacity of the city's bridges, is somewhere

in my opinion it borders on fraud.”

According to István Tarlós, the next election will be "somewhat absurd", it is expected that it will not be about achievements, but about something completely different: emotions and passions.

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