2021 Hungarian opposition primary
An agreement was reached on 15 November 2020 between six major opposition parties in Hungary, about running in a cooperation in the 2022 Hungarian parliamentary election (its exact form is not yet determined).[1][2] The parties in the agreement are (in alphabetical order in Hungarian): Democratic Coalition, Jobbik, LMP – Hungary's Green Party, Momentum Movement, Hungarian Socialist Party and Dialogue for Hungary, which together received 46.47% of the party list vote in the 2018 election. They declared they will have a common candidate for the post of Prime Minister decided via primary election (in which they are also welcoming independent candidates). They previously reached an agreement in August to run common candidates in the 106 constituencies around the country.[3]
According to the decision, the primary process will be ended by 23 October 2021.
Prime Minister candidates
Declared candidates
- Tibor Szanyi, former member of the European Parliament (2014-2019), former secretary of state at the Ministry of Agriculture (2002-2004) and at the Ministry of Economy and Transport (2004-2006), former member of the National Assembly (1998-2014), former member of the board and vice-president of the Hungarian Socialist Party and founder and candidate of Yes Solidarity for Hungary Movement[4][5]
- Péter Márki-Zay, mayor of Hódmezővásárhely (2018-present), leader of Everybody's Hungary Movement[6]
- József Pálinkás, professor of Physics at the University of Debrecen, former President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2008-2014), former Minister of Education (2001-2002), former member of the National Assembly (2006-2008), leader of New World People's Party[7]
- Péter Jakab, leader of Jobbik (2020-present), member of the National Assembly (2018-present)[8]
Potential
- Tímea Szabó, co-leader of Dialogue for Hungary (2013-present), member of the National Assembly (2010-present)[9]
- Gergely Karácsony, co-leader of Dialogue for Hungary (2014-present), Mayor of Budapest (2019-present), former Mayor of Zugló (2014-2019), former member of the National Assembly (2010-2014)[10][11]
- Klára Dobrev, Vice President of the European Parliament (2019-present), MEP on the Democratic Coalition list (2019-present), wife of former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány[12][13]
- Gordon Bajnai, former leader of Együtt (2012-2013), former Prime Minister (2009-2010), former member of the National Assembly (2014)[14]
- András Fekete-Győr, leader of Momentum Movement (2017-present)[15]
Declined
- Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of Democratic Coalition (2011-present), former Prime Minister (2004-2009), member of the National Assembly (2006-present)[16][13]
- Gábor Vona, former leader of Jobbik (2006-2018), former member of the National Assembly (2010-2018)[17]
- Bernadett Szél, former co-leader of LMP - Hungary's Green Party (2013-2018), member of the National Assembly (2012-present)[18]
Hypothetical polling
Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size |
Gordon Bajnai | Klára Dobrev | András Fekete-Győr | Péter Jakab | Gergely Karácsony | Péter Márki-Zay | No answer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 2021 | Pulzus | 1000 | - | 14 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 35 |
Dec 2020 | Századvég | 1000 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 9 |
Constituencies
On 16 November 2020, the Yes Solidarity for Hungary Movement announced that every candidate should be chosen in a primary with a turnout of at least 8–10% and "one candidate [who just] appear in the local media every day" would not be their candidate.[5] In the 2020 by-election for Borsod 06 they supported an independent rather than the candidate of the united opposition.
On 18 November 2020, the Democratic Coalition revealed campaign materials for 38 of the 106 constituencies, each with a DK politician. The party later denied that all of them would definitely be candidates in those particular districts.[19]
In January 2021, Momentum also started to reveal constituency candidates.[20]
Party list
On 20 December 2020, all six parties agreed on presenting a single party list for the election.[21] The way of creating the list (public election or deals between the parties) is yet unclear.
References
- Közös miniszterelnök-jelöltet állítanak az ellenzéki pártok 2022-re, telex.hu (in Hungarian)
- Opposition Parties Vow to Settle on Joint PM Candidate by October 2021, hungarytoday.hu
- Az ellenzék közösen indul, mind a 106 választókerületben közös jelöltet indít a Fidesz ellen 2022-ben, 444.hu (in Hungarian)
- Miniszterelnök-jelölt lett Szanyi Tibor, 24.hu (in Hungarian)
- „A színfalak mögötti dolgok szépen karbantartják a lelkiismeretemet” – interjú Szanyi Tiborral debreciner.hu (in Hungarian)
- Márki-Zay Péter vállalná a miniszterelnök-jelöltséget 2022-ben, hvg.hu (in Hungarian)
- Pálinkás József: Szívesen lennék az ellenzék miniszterelnök-jelöltje, 24.hu (in Hungarian)
- Hang, Magyar (2021-01-25). "Jakab Péter bejelentette: indul az előválasztáson". Magyar Hang (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- , hvg.hu (in Hungarian)
- [https://infostart.hu/interju/2021/01/21/karacsony-gergely-a-kovetkezo-honapban-kiderul-indulok-e-a-miniszterelnok-jelolti-elovalasztason
- [https://24.hu/belfold/2020/12/21/ujabb-kozvelemeny-kutatas-josolt-ellenzeki-gyozelmet Újabb közvélemény-kutatás jósolt ellenzéki győzelmet ], 24.hu (in Hungarian)
- Gyurcsány: Nem kizárt, hogy Dobrev Klára lesz a DK miniszterelnök-jelöltje, nyugatifeny.hu (in Hungarian)
- Gyurcsány Ferenc: Ha lesz a DK-nak miniszterelnök-jelöltje, az Klára lesz, telex.hu (in Hungarian)
- "Török Gábor nem lenne meglepve, ha Bajnai Gordon nevével is találkoznánk a miniszterelnök-jelöltek között". Magyarnarancs.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- , hvg.hu (in Hungarian)
- Gyurcsány: Nem leszek 2022-ben miniszterelnök, hvg.hu (in Hungarian)
- Nem leszek miniszterelnök-jelölt 2022-ben, most másoknak kell lehetőséget adni, mandiner.hu (in Hungarian)
- , mandiner.hu (in Hungarian)
- Jelölteknek látszó politikusokat mutat be a DK, de a párt szerint ők csak erős emberek 24.hu (in Hungarian)
- A Momentum és az LMP már biztosan összecsap az előválasztáson index.hu (in Hungarian)
- Megszületett a teljes ellenzéki összefogás 2022-re index.hu (in Hungarian)