Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director at the Eurasia Group think tank, said he now put the likelihood of Orban winning a simple majority at 55%, compared with 65% previously, and that the chances of an opposition alliance majority had risen from 20% to 40%.Ī global stress test for freedom of expression Opinion polls show Orban's ruling Fidesz and the opposition alliance running neck-and-neck though they do not yet gauge the impact of Marki-Zay's victory on Sunday. The row over democratic standards has contributed to a delay in payments to Hungary from the EU's COVID-19 pandemic recovery fund. The EU is at loggerheads with the nationalist government in Budapest over issues ranging from migration policy and LGBT rights to media freedoms. "The fight against corruption would be a part of this statement of values."
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"For us, European values, European integration, democracy, the rule of law and a free market economy are extremely important values," he said. Marki-Zay, a 49-year-old conservative, said Orban's close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, China and Turkey were not in line with what he called European values. "Hungary's main priority should be a reorientation of its foreign policy, which is not merely a symbolic step," Marki-Zay said late on Sunday among jubilant supporters in a Budapest bistro where he announced his victory. His comments to Reuters set him apart from Orban who, after over a decade in power, has strained relations with many EU leaders, particularly over democratic standards. Marki-Zay will lead an alliance of six opposition parties against Orban. Peter Marki-Zay, a political outsider with no party affiliation, will challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an election next year after winning an opposition primary on Sunday. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo reuters_tickers This content was published on Octo11:48 Octo11:48īUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary should strengthen ties with the European Union, put its economy on a path to adopting the euro currency and join the European Public Prosecutor's Office to root out corruption, the opposition's joint prime ministerial candidate told Reuters.
Opposition candidate for prime minister Peter Marki-Zay waits at the election headquarters after the opposition primary election in Budapest, Hungary, October 17, 2021.
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