March 24th, 2009

MDF says no to coalition with Socialists

Hungary’s small opposition Democratic Forum (MDF) ruled out forming a coalition with the minority Socialist party, which is seeking a replacement for Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, at talks on Tuesday, the party’s leader told the press.

Ibolya David said her party would “not say no to a no-confidence vote in Gyurcsany, as it is important for the prime minister to step down.”

She added that MDF has always been in an opposite position to the Socialists, so a coalition must be ruled out.

But she said that the Democratic Forum might consider supporting a new prime minister from the opposition benches, if a suitable replacement was found.

Currently the small conservative party does not have enough MPs to form a parliamentary group.

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