Local elections – Leftist Opposition Campaign May Bring in Bokros in Budapest

Budapest, September 29 (MTI) – The leftist opposition parties are considering replacing their mayoral candidate in Budapest Ferenc Falus with conservative economist Lajos Bokros.

Zsolt Greczy, spokesman for the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), told commerical ATV on Monday morning that the party would decide at a meeting later in the day whether to back Bokros as a candidate. He said DK agrees with Bokros’s main goals, such as democracy, a market economy and expanding freedoms.

Press reports over the past few days have suggested that Falus would withdraw from the race and back Bokros, an economist, former finance minister and now the leader of the Movement for a Modern Hungary (MoMa). Falus had been the joint candidate of the opposition E-PM party alliance, the Socialists and DK.

Bokros has a more serious political past than Falus, and he is economically better equipped, Greczy told ATV. He noted however that a possible withdrawal by Falus would have to be announced by E-PM, as the former chief medical officer was their candidate for the post first.

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Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters