"It seems as if he was hired as an employee where he was previously the CEO" – why did Zsolt Borkai permanently exit politics?

Borkai Zsolt, former mayor of Győr and a prominent Fidesz politician, faced a significant decline in his political career after a scandal in 2019. Despite being re-elected that year, he later resigned and remained out of the public eye until the 2024 local elections, where he ran against his successor, Dézsi Csaba András. Borkai finished third, securing 27% of the vote but later resigned from the council, feeling out of place in his role. A source noted that Borkai struggled to adapt to his new position, reflecting on a critical mistake he made in 2019 that impacted his political trajectory.