Conservative wins Hungary opposition race as anti-Orban parties unite
Conservative politician Peter Marki-Zay has won the race to become the Hungarian opposition's joint candidate for prime minister, as anti-Orbán parties unite in an effort to oust the sitting premier.
Marki-Zay - currently serving as the mayor of Hodmezovasarhely, a city in the south - bested Klara Dobrev, a vice president of the E.U. parliament who was representing the left-liberal Democratic coalition, in a second-round runoff election by nearly 88,000 votes, according to results published late Saturday.
More than 650,000 Hungarians cast ballots in the election, both in person and online.
Marki-Zay, who is not affiliated with a political party, received 56.71 percent of the vote, while Dobrev took home 43.29 percent of the ballots cast. Dobrev, however, has since pledged support to Marki-Zay, according to Reuters.
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