Mesterhazy expects left-wing victory at election

Budapest, April 5 (MTI) – The prime minister candidate of the left-wing alliance, Attila Mesterhazy, said in an interview published in Saturday’s daily Nepszabadsag that he was certain his alliance for a “change in government” would win Sunday’s general election.

“The mood is for a change of government,” Mesterhazy, who leads the Socialist Party, said. “We will replace the government.”

Mesterhazy said he was certain there would be election cheating.

“Even now, we know of addresses from where more than a hundred people registered to vote in a short time. It is easy to see there are many out there who plan to cheat, or one could say abuse the peculiarities of the system. One thing should be made clear: the election can only be rigged from a position of power,” he said.

Mesterhazy added that a high turnout would be important, partly because it would make it harder to influence the final results in a fraudulent way.

He said he had a political contingency plan in case the government handover did not go smoothly. As prime minister, Mesterhazy said he would have several means at his disposal to handle such a situation, adding that these would not initially involve law enforcement.