Opposition

At his joint press conference with Péter Márki-Zay, Gergely Karácsony announced that he was withdrawing from the race for the opposition's prime ministerial candidacy. Karácsony said he is shutting down his campaign with an easy heart, as he fully trusts nonpartisan candidate Péter Márki-Zay, asking his supporters to vote for him in the second round of the primaries.

DK's Klára Dobrev won the first round of the race for the prime ministerial candidacy of the Hungarian opposition, however, she will be up against Gergely Karácsony and Péter Márki-Zay in the second round.

When it comes to Hungary’s 2022 elections, one thing is for sure: the six opposition parties will be running with joint candidates on a single electoral list against that of Fidesz-KDNP. But what will the pre-selection be like? What are the advantages and disadvantages of pre-selection? Political analysis on Telex.

Fidesz could be at a disadvantage if the opposition manages to present the 2022 election as a referendum on Orbán. So Fidesz needs to frame the choice differently.

At present, it is impossible to predict with confidence who will be the winner of the Hungarian parliamentary elections in 2022. But the opposition may have a realistic chance of winning the Hungarian elections.

A recession of historic proportions, a significant loss of popularity, rule of law mechanism, a hostile US administration, a new German chancellor, and an opposition challenger – the Hungarian Prime Minister will have to face a number of difficulties this year, and he has work to do within his own party as well.