▁the ▁west ▁bank , ▁with ▁P est ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Dan ube . ▁The ▁assembly ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁among ▁the ▁three ▁candidates ▁nominated ▁by ▁coun ters ign ature ▁of ▁King ▁Francis ▁Joseph ▁I ▁after ▁consult ations ▁with ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁four ▁candidates ▁selected ▁by ▁an ▁election ▁commission ▁head ed ▁by ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁K á ro ly ▁R á th ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Mayor . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁un ification ▁law ▁( Stat ute ▁XXX VI ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 2 ), ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Budapest ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁government , ▁while ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁became ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁branch ▁( the ▁government ) ▁to ▁establish ing ▁a ▁two - t ier ▁local ▁government ▁system ▁in ▁Budapest . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁K á ro ly ▁Kam erm ayer ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Budapest , ▁obtain ing ▁ 2 9 7 ▁votes ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 4 8 ▁votes . ▁ ▁The ▁mayor , ▁the ▁two ▁deput y ▁may ors ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁senior ▁officials ▁were ▁elected ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁six ▁years ▁by ▁a ▁simple ▁majority ▁of ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁Law ▁on ▁classification ▁of ▁civil ▁servants ▁( Stat ute ▁I ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 3 ) ▁required ▁legal ▁and ▁political ▁science ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁office - holder . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁position