Although time is running out, the parties of the left cannot agree on a joint list despite the fact that Péter Márki-Zay resigned from his own faction and the inclusion of the three Roma politicians he requested is also uncertain. By the way, the negotiations on the list are stalled because Mayor Gergely Karácsony, who is also co-chairman of Párbeszéd, is currently skiing. In the meantime, András Schiffer said: he is dissatisfied with the performance of the political elite, so he is voting for the Hungarian Kétfarkú Kutya Party.

Although the campaign period officially begins on Saturday, and the lists must be submitted by February 26 at the latest, the left is still unable to compile a joint list. However, speed would be in their own interest, since they could get access to central campaign support sooner, they could buy the voter register sooner and they could also delegate a member to the National Election Committee sooner.

- MSZP and Párbeszéd failed to reach an agreement on the number of seats on the list, so there is no joint electoral list yet - Ágnes Kunhalmi, co-president of MSZP, told Inforádio. It is known: the socialists want eight seats for themselves, while the other parties together with Párbeszéd would give them that many. The co-president confirmed the press reports that he did not participate in the last joint list negotiation due to the absence of MSZP-Párbeszéd Gergely Karácsony, which is also why the agreement is being delayed.

Although Ágnes Kunhalmi did not address it, the mayor - who is also the co-chairman of Párbeszéd - did not appear at the meeting because he was skiing at the time in question.

- We are very close to the agreement, and this is a big deal, because since the regime change, that is all, so six parties have not yet drawn up a joint list - said the co-chairman of the MSZP. - Nevertheless, it is important for the MSZP and Párbeszéd that the list reflects the results of the primary election, because based on the principle of people's representation, we were able to get 852,000 people to vote with one of the biggest results, and their opinion cannot be silenced - said Ágnes Kunhalmi. He added: they want the list to be closer to reality and "not only political aspects are involved".

The co-chairman of the MSZP did not want to say when the negotiations would continue due to lack of authorization. According to him, once Gergely Karácsony returns home, the negotiations can take place "within days or within a fixed deadline", since they must also meet the public law deadline.

The full article of Magyar Nemzet can be read here.

Author: Ádám Bakonyi

Picture: Árpád Kurucz