A Conservative Wins the Hungarian Presidential Primary Runoff

A Conservative Catholic provincial mayor won today’s runoff of Hungary’s first primary election, conducted by a six-party coalition of parties opposing the ruling far right anti-migrant authoritarian party. The economist and engineer who had resided in America and Canada ran on an anti-corruption platform. The other opposition parties across the political spectrum will back him and the other candidates chosen via the primary for parliamentary seats. The unprecedented alliance by the Hungarian opposition parties gives them a good chance to wrest power from the self-described "illiberal" ruling party that has been increasingly authoritarian.