Jávor heads Párbeszéd EP list

Párbeszéd MEP Benedek Jávor is heading the party’s list for the upcoming European Parliament election, the party said at its congress on Sunday.

At a joint press conference with Jávor on the sidelines of the congress, co-leader Gergely Karácsony said that

Jávor is followed by former MP Dávid Dorosz and co-leader Tímea Szabó on the list.

The congress mandated Párbeszéd leaders to start talks with the Socialists on fielding a joint list of EP candidates, as the parties did in Hungary’s parliamentary elections, Karácsony said. The alliance will welcome all pro-Europe forces, he said, but they accept the likelihood of the Socialists being Párbeszéd’s only partners, he added.

Jávor said he will continue to represent values such as sustainability, transparency and justice in the EP. He wowed to be a “ruthless opponent” of the Orbán government, to do everything he can to stop the upgrade of Hungary’s nuclear plant in Paks and to shine a light on corruption in Hungary.