ols he v ism . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁after ▁the ▁abol ishment ▁of ▁vir il ism ▁and ▁expansion ▁of ▁suff rage ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁a ▁party - based ▁political ▁system ▁has ▁evol ved ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Budapest , ▁which ▁became ▁more ▁dem ocr atic ▁and ▁liberal ▁than ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Hung ary . ▁ ▁This ▁phenomen on ▁has ▁caused ▁several ▁juris dict ional ▁conflicts ▁between ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Budapest ▁during ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ist ván ▁Beth len ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁Both ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁municipal ▁laws ▁sought ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁capital ' s ▁aut onomy . ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁this ▁intention ▁was ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mayor ' s ▁powers , ▁who ▁could ▁initi ate ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁after ▁the ▁adopt ation ▁of ▁that ▁laws . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Jen ő ▁S ip ő cz ▁was ▁appointed ▁Government ▁Commission er , ▁out ran king ▁Mayor ▁T iv ad ar ▁B ód y . ▁Beth len ' s ▁Unity ▁Party ▁was ▁also ▁trying ▁to ▁extend ▁its ▁influence ▁over ▁K á ro ly ▁Wol ff ' s ▁Christian ▁Municipal ▁Party ▁which ▁gained ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁local ▁election ▁in ▁Budapest . ▁The ▁United ▁Municipal ▁C iv ic ▁Party ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9