The Socialist plan to drop Csaba Horváth in favor of a non-partisan mayoral candidate for Budapest’s top job who would in turn be supported by the opposition parties died a quick death after the LMP said they would not join into an alliance with the Socialists, origo.hu reported last week. Yesterday, 168ora.hu reported that the Socialists have been unable to find anyone in place of Horváth that they could support in a “coalition” with civil groups, and so today Horváth announced in Népszava that he would not step down as the party’s candidate for Budapest, because the party could not agree with anyone on who to replace him. Or perhaps more simply, no group or party wants the Socialist stain on them this fall.
Horváth to stay as Socialist mayoral candidate following failure to find election partners
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