„Budapest should become the EU's capital after the 2024 EP elections”

Former Bulgarian constitutional judge Georgi Markov addressed a special appeal to the public through right-wing media.

Budapest, 2022. november 19. A belvárosi Erzsébet tér látképe az óriáskerékkel 2022. november 19-én. Középen a Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest szálloda épülete, a háttérben az Erzsébet híd, valamint a Gellért-hegy, a Citadella és a Szabadság-szobor látható. MTI/Mohai Balázs Fotó: Mohai Balázs

If the unrest does not subside and France cannot guarantee the safety of the athletes at next year's Olympics, Paris should withdraw from the event and hand it over to Budapest, which can guarantee the safety of the athletes and has the sports infrastructure to host the games, Mr Markov remarked.

Cover photo: view of Elisabeth Square in the city center with the giant wheel on 19 November 2022. In the middle: Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest, in the background: Elisabeth Bridge, the Gellert Hill, the Citadel and the Statue of Liberty (Photo: MTI/Balazs Mohai)