Since the spring parliamentary elections, the oppositions of the left-wing parties or the infighting within the organizations due to disappointment have come to the surface more and more, reports Magyar Hírlap. Ervin Nagy, the XXI. The Század Institute analyst stated that the opposition parties are gradually returning to the state they were in three years ago, before the coordinated cooperation, which is also being forced by the decrease in their social support.
"There are many Eskimos and few seals, the parties are also forced to compete with each other for their dwindling number of supporters - declared the political scientist. - It would only be in the interests of the DK to maintain the alliance, Ferenc Gyurcsány wants to integrate the left, but the other parties do not want to assist in this, a good example of which is Keszthely, where not only could they not nominate a common candidate, but none of the left-wing parties have a supporter. "
According to Ervin Nagy, the electoral logic forces the left-wing parties to try to develop their own character, since in the EP elections due in two years and in the municipal elections expected to be held at the same time, based on the current situation, only DK and Momentum would get seats in the European Parliament. The analyst drew attention to the fact that neither the LMP nor Párbeszéd, nor even the MSZP and Jobbik, would be sure to get an EP mandate on their own , which would put the organizations in an even more difficult situation than before.
"The supporters of the left currently feel let down, because neither the change of government promised by their politicians nor the change of the opposition took place. They hoped, but nothing of the promises came true. And their frustration is also reflected in the public opinion polls, which clearly show that even fewer people support the left-wing parties than the April result.
Although the politicians of the governing party emphasized in many cases that the alliance strengthens Ferenc Gyurcsány, the left-wing parties did not want to see this until now. After the elections, the meaning of their participation in the coalition was questioned, since all of them except Momentum lost on this initiative. Now they are forced to fight each other in order to stay alive, or, as we see with Jobbik, infighting has begun. It is not certain that these will lead to renewal in all cases, but they are unavoidable in order to be more successful in two years," Ervin Nagy concluded.
Source: Magyar Hírlap
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