The executives and parliamentary group of Hungary’s liberal opposition Free Democrats have proposed to the party’s national board to back a technocrat government, as this is the best way to tackle the social and financial crisis, the party’s leader Gabor Fodor said on Tuesday.
Fodor said he would propose to stand by the technocrat government, although there are equally worthy arguments for early elections.
He said investors should be reassured by the promise of a government which can tackle the financial crisis with a clear programme and this would benefit Hungary.
“Early elections would result in six months when nothing happened in the country,” Fodor said.
He said it was up to his party’s national board to approve the endorsement of the non-partisan prime minister nominee Gordon Bajnai.
The parliamentary group and executives decided to back Bajnai, a businessman close to outgoing prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, after late-night talks on Sunday into Monday. Those favouring Bajnai expect that his measures will resemble proposals by the Reform Alliance, a group of experts which put forward a plan for deep spending cuts in March.
MPs will engage in a constructive vote of no confidence in Gyurcsany on April 6 and vote on Bajnai as his successor is expected to follow on April 14.
