Péter Márki-Zay, the prime ministerial candidate of the united opposition, has announced he would return his mandate won on the joint list of the opposition in Sunday’s general election and not sit in Hungary’s next parliament.
Márki-Zay said in a Facebook post late on Wednesday that he decided to stay on as mayor of Hódmezővásárhely, in southern Hungary, “because I decided I have an obligation to protect the children of Hódmezővásárhely from Fidesz enlisting them to be cannon-fodder in Ukraine, my own four sons… among them.”
Márki-Zay said the election was not legitimate, “and wouldn’t have been even if we had won, as I said many times before the election – and not necessarily because of election fraud, the home-delivered mail-in votes, legalised voter tourism or the rural voters who were bought off or threatened with losing their jobs.”
The “one-sided, mendacious propaganda machine” has mislead voters, he said. “They were vulnerable to Fidesz’s lies and honestly believed that Orbán, enamoured as he is of conscription, eager to send soldiers even to hospitals, is the one and only guarantee for peace — and that the opposition would sent young people to Ukraine to die, to a country not even NATO troops enter…,” he said.
“In this situation, I want to avoid contributing to the illusion that Hungary is a parliamentary democracy where the opposition has even the remotest chance of achieving anything in parliament,” he said. His most important task, Márki-Zay said, is to “strengthen trust in my beloved city”, protect the leadership from corruption and political influence and to fulfill the remainder of his promises, he said.
At the same time, “I will not abandon the 106 heroes who ran in the parliamentary election, the candidates who ran in the primary, the 27,000 vote counters, hundreds of thousands of young voters, the million-strong Roma community and two million opposition sympathisers.”
“It has become clear that Fidesz cannot be unseated in elections,” Márki-Zay said. “I continue to feel responsible to keep this community together and to fight against corruption and authoritarianism in patriotic resistance.”
Read also Ukrainian-Hungarian conflict deepening: ambassador summoned
Source: MTI
please make a donation here
Hot news
After tragic death, new secretary responsible for Hungarians abroad appointed
Chinese soldiers in masks and a suspicious van: Mystery on Budapest’s streets?
PHOTOS – Biggest Hungarian steelworks in severe trouble: Orbán cabinet pays wages
Touching VIDEO: Police recover stolen gold medal of Hungarian Olympic champion
Hungary top court rejects challenge against sections of sovereignty protection law
Will Romania have a Hungarian president from 2024?
3 Comments
Learn from Mistakes – Peter Marki-Zay made from the recent National Elections.
Hungary – will pay dearly for tere ERROR re-appointing Fidesz under the Leadership of Prime Minister Victor Orban.
Those millions of Hungarians – who believe under Fidesz – that there Political ideas and philosophy – the Fidesz form of HEAVILY “veiled” Democracy – is the Future of Hungary – they must Remember – they are Accountable for the Future of Hungary and have OWNERSHIP for the Future of Hungary – that will not under Fidesz – Prime Minister Victor Orban a bright and prosperous Future.
Hungary – we are in for a bleak and darkened period of time – through the choice millions of Hungarians WRONGFULLY made re-electing Fidesz to Govern.
Peter Marki-Zay – rid from around you – those who are Old Guard.
The old guard – whilst they still have a presence or are “hands on” – continue to control & manipulate – are of another time in Politics that sees them NEGATIVES – in the oppostion machinery – in attempts to have an opposition – that is FUNCTIONING in a ROBUST mandate – and has wide and visionary ideas & plans – moving Hungary forward into the 21st century.
Peter Marki-Zay – if you can’t LEARN this one MAJOR Reason, why you did not win the elections to become the incumbent Prime Minister of Hungary – maybe you should also – move on – because if you disagree the Old Guard are not the Core of the image of the opposition, what they TRUELY stand for, you are not working – in the needed and best interest – of what is REQUIRED to bring change into Hungary and remove the Fidesz Powers – that have AGAIN waved there “magical wand” – over Hungary – WRONGFULLY.
Ruthlessness – needs undertaking to establish an Opposition in Hungary – that is Robust & United.
The message – Peter Marki-Zay – its there in Black & White – what is NEEDED.
Like the Prime Minister of Hungary Victor Orban – who still FAILS to tell Hungarians and the World – what side is he on in this Russian War on the Ukraine – the question that should be your Major Challenge – Peter Marki-ZAY – are you up to CLEANING out the Old Guard – and let new fresh light & air – into the Oppostion Party of Hungary ???
Trepidation you are correct.
If the Opposition is to stand any chance in the future then Gyurcsány Ferenc and his wife have to step aside. Nothing will change if they remain with the DK. Quite frankly the outcome was just embarrassing. The others, I don’t know, but those two really are the problem. The Opposition was doomed from the start. Hungarians have long memories.
The DK has four years to knuckle down and find some new people. We don’t want any more parliamentary seats going to the radical far right. The rather unfair media coverage does make it difficult, but fight back.
Anonymous concur.
Has the Horse bolted to far to be bought to a HALT ???
Citizens had there opportunity for a change but that was not the case to be witnessed.
The OPPOSITION for the sake of Hungary – must “clean there house”.
This commentator near on (12) twelve months passed wrote that if the opposition didn’t keep the “old guard” past Prime Minister and his Wife – right out of the picture, there Hope of winning was a No Go.
My comments said – like J.F.K. early 1960’s in U.S.A. – young fresh become likened he and Jackie to be known as the re-birth of Camelot, changing the image of the post 1945 picture from the Oval office in Washington D.C. that America had been living under.
There must be a RUTHLESS clean out of the “Old Guard” – in Politics in Hungary.
If this does not occur with RAPIDNESS – Hungary – quality of life, the on-going eradication of Democracy – will be continued to be seen under Fidesz / Victor Orban – in Hungary.
Victor Orban / Fidesz – still waiting for an answer = WHAT side are YOU & have placed Hungary on in this Russian War on the Ukraine ???
Hungarys economy – just watch the CARNAGE in the property market – is in a SHAMBLES.
REMEMBER : those who voted the return to office of Fidesz / Victor Orban – you take OWNERSHIP & Accountability – for the DECLINING position of a country that we are witnessing living in and into the FUTURE – Hungary.