The launch of the system was delayed due to a failed tender. When it eventually began operations on July 1 without a trial run, the system crashed repeatedly.

However, Népszabadság attributes the sackings to the slow response by the company during the March 15 blizzard, which paralysed the country and left thousands of motorists stranded on roads for 36-48 hours in some cases.

Neither Bakó nor Horváth could be reached for long periods on that day, as they were outside of Hungary.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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