200-year-old confectionery in Buda Castle closes doors after mayor’s bribery scandal

The Ruszwurm confectionery has been the talk of the city for the last two centuries. However, these past weeks, they surpassed themselves.

To say the least, the Ruszwurm has been a well-known spot that has survived multiple historical events. The building itself sustained some damage, but they kept open through every ordeal so far. This persistence seems to come to an end this year. The owner, Miklós Szamos, provided insight into the happenings at Ruszwurm and the Budavár district. You can read more about Ruszwurm HERE.

According to Miklós Szamos, the districtal mayor candidate of 2019, Márta V. Naszályi approached him and asked him for financial support for her campaign, which he promptly refused. Upon elaboration, he said he was aked for money a total of two times, and offered protection in exchange. This protection would mean that his confectionery can’t be closed for good. He refused both times.

Turns out, there’s actually an ongoing enforcement procedure against both Ruszwurm and the other concerned confectionery, Korona. There have been speculation flying around whether this enforcement is the doing of the present districtal mayor. Márta V. Naszályi denies these allegations. We wrote about the scandal around the confectionery a couple days ago, which you can read HERE.

She and the Budavár District have published an official response to the scandal and the speculation stemming from it. In this official response, they address the enforcement procedure and outline the happenings in a clear chronological order. Based on this account, the events were not so black and white as described above.