Opposition to field joint candidates in all constituencies in 2022

The opposition parties are planning to field joint candidates in all of Hungary’s 106 constituencies in the 2022 general election, they said in a joint statement on Thursday.

In the statement, signed by the Democratic Coalition (DK), Jobbik, LMP, the Socialists, the Momentum Movement and Párbeszéd, the parties said they will govern jointly if they win the election, along “a programme and principles accepted by all parties”.

The opposition said they started preparations for the 2022 ballot with a meeting of the parties’ leaders.

At the meeting, they decided to draft a joint programme and agreed that pre-elections may be held among candidates, they said in the statement.