Main Opposition Parties to Run on Joint List in 2022
After a long preparation and negotiation process, Hungary’s six most significant opposition parties agreed to run on a joint list in the 2022 general elections: Democratic Coalition (DK), Jobbik, LMP, the Socialists (MSZP), Momentum, and Párbeszéd announced in a joint statement.
The decision was made by party leaders on Sunday, after Jobbik finally set to join the opposition list. They also decided on the framework of their collaboration at their last meeting of the year.
According to this, opposition parties will run with joint candidates in all 106 individual districts, nominate a joint candidate for prime minister, and create a joint program and a joint list.
Jobbik Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Lower Voting Age
The opposition Jobbik party wants the voting age to be lowered to sixteen, a lawmaker of the nationalist conservative party said on Monday.
The party has submitted a bill with the aim that by the next general election in 2022 young people can cast ballots, György Szilágyi, the party’s deputy leader, told an online press conference.
Recently, the government submitted an amendment proposal to the election law, which generated outrage among opposition parties, as in their view they only serve to hinder the opposition’s chances in the next parliamentary election. Now it seems that they will further increase the number of individual candidates required for the national list as the pro-government […]Continue reading