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2021 Hungarian opposition primary
Prime Minister candidates

18–28 September 2021 (first round) 10–16 October 2021 (second round)
Turnout	633,811 (first round) 662,016 (second round) 853,802 (altogether)
Nominee Péter Márki-Zay Klára Dobrev Party Independent DK–MLP Popular vote 371,560 283,677 Percentage 56.7% 43.3%
Results of the second round Results of the first round

An opposition primary was held in Hungary, between 18–28 September 2021 (first round) and 10–16 October 2021 (second round), to select the candidate for Prime Minister of Hungary supported by the opposition parties to form a coalition to compete in the 2022 parliamentary election. It was the first countrywide primary election in the political history of Hungary. The parties had also selected common candidates for single-member districts via the primary.

Non-partisan candidate Péter Márki-Zay was elected as prime ministerial candidate of the United Opposition.

Background

The agreement to hold the primary for the prime minister candidate was reached on 15 November 2020 between the Democratic Coalition, Jobbik, LMP – Hungary's Green Party, Momentum Movement, Hungarian Socialist Party, and Dialogue for Hungary. These parties were supported by most opposition voters in the 2018 Hungarian parliamentary election, having received 46.47% of the party list vote. On 20 December 2020, they also agreed on presenting a single party list for the election. A document about the foundations of the common election manifesto was signed by the party leaders on 5 January 2021.

Electoral process

Primaries were to be held for both the prime ministerial candidate and the candidates for the National Assembly in all 106 districts. A prime ministerial candidate had to provide 20,000 signatures in support by 6 September, while a constituency candidate had to provide 400. Independents and candidates of affiliated parties (New World People's Party, Hungarian Liberal Party and New Start) could participate, but they had to sign an agreement with one of the six organizing parties that they would join their parliamentary group if elected.

Constituency candidates were to be selected in a single round of first-past-the-post voting, while the prime ministerial candidate was to be chosen in the second round of voting, to which at most three candidates could qualify. The first round of voting was to be held between 18 and 26 September, and the second between 10 and 16 October, with voting both online and in-person. Any eligible voter, and underage voters who would be 18 years old by the date of the parliamentary election, could vote in the primaries.

Prime minister candidates

Candidates (second round)

Declared candidates
Candidate		Date of birth	Party	Background	Political views	Reference
Klára Dobrev		(1972-02-02)2 February 1972 (age 49)	Democratic Coalition–Hungarian Liberal Party	Vice President of the European Parliament (2019–present) MEP on the Democratic Coalition list (2019–present) Wife of former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány	Social liberalism
Péter Márki-Zay		(1972-05-09)9 May 1972 (age 49)	Independent endorsed by New World People's Party from the first round, Momentum Movement and MSZP in the second round	Mayor of Hódmezővásárhely (2018–present) Leader of the Everybody's Hungary Movement (2018–present)	Liberal conservatism

Withdrawn and eliminated candidates

Withdrawn and eliminated candidates
Candidate		Date of birth	Party	Background	Political views	Date of withdrawal	Endorsement	Reference
Gergely Karácsony		(1975-06-11)11 June 1975 (age 46)	Dialogue–MSZP–LMP	Co-leader of Dialogue for Hungary (2014–2022) Mayor of Budapest (2019–present) Former Mayor of Zugló (2014–2019) Former member of the National Assembly (2010–2014) Leader of the 99 Movement (2021–present)	Green politics Social democracy	8 October 2021	Péter Márki-Zay
András Fekete-Győr		(1989-04-13)13 April 1989 (age 32)	Momentum Movement	Leader of Momentum Movement (2017–2021)	Centrism Liberalism	eliminated in the first round	Péter Márki-Zay
Péter Jakab		(1980-08-16)16 August 1980 (age 41)	Jobbik	Leader of Jobbik (2020–2022) Member of the National Assembly (2018–present)	Populism National conservatism	eliminated in the first round	None
József Pálinkás		(1952-09-18)18 September 1952 (age 68)	New World People's Party	President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2008–2014) Minister of Education (2001–2002) Member of the National Assembly (2006–2008) Leader of the New World People's Party (2020-2022)	Liberal conservatism	could not collect 20,000 signatures	Péter Márki-Zay
Áron Ecsenyi		12 December 1989 (age 31)	Cut the Taxes by 75% Party	Leader of Cut the Taxes by 75% Party (2019–present)	Economic liberalism Fiscal conservatism	31 August 2021	None

Opinion polls

Graphical summary

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First round polling

Second round polling

Debates

Endorsements

Before first round

• Lajos Balázsovits, actor
• Ferenc Gyurcsány, former Prime Minister of Hungary (2004–2009) (Dobrev's husband)
• Gábor Kuncze, former Minister of the Interior (1994–1998), chairman of the Hungarian Alliance of Free Democrats (1997–1998, 2001–2007) and television host
• Péter Oszkó, former Minister of Finance (2009–2010)

After first round

• Richárd Barabás, deputy mayor of Újbuda, Dialogue politician
• Gábor Demszky, former Mayor of Budapest (1990–2010) and SZDSZ politician
• Gábor Erőss, deputy mayor of Józsefváros, Dialogue politician
• Zsolt Fekete, mayor of Salgótarján, MSZP politician
• Iván Fischer, conductor and composer
• Péter Gajda, mayor of Kispest, MSZP politician
• Zoltán Gőgös, MSZP politician and former MP
• Kinga Göncz, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–2009)
• István Hiller, former Minister of Education (2006–2010), MSZP politician
• Csaba Horváth, mayor of Zugló, MSZP politician
• György Ipkovich, former mayor of Szombathely, MSZP politician
• Ferenc Juhász, former Minister of Defence (2002–2006), MSZP politician
• András Nemény, mayor of Szombathely, MSZP politician
• Péter Szitka, mayor of Kazincbarcika, MSZP politician
• László Teleki, MSZP politician of Romani ethnicity, former MP
• Kata Tisza, writer
• Mária Vásárhelyi, sociologist and academic

Foreign support

• Marc Angel, Luxembourgish MEP (S&D).
• Paolo De Castro, Italian MEP (S&D) and former Minister of Agriculture (1998–2000, 2006–2008).
• Jonás Fernández, Spanish MEP (S&D).
• Iratxe García, leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)
• Evelyne Gebhardt, German MEP (S&D).
• Tarja Halonen, former President of Finland (2000–2012).
• Agnes Jongerius, Dutch MEP (S&D).
• Dan Nica, Romanian MEP (S&D).
• Tsvetelina Penkova, Bulgarian MEP (S&D).
• Manuel Pizarro, Portuguese MEP (S&D).
• Birgit Sippel, German MEP (S&D).
• Paul Tang, Dutch MEP (S&D).

Before first round

• Róbert Alföldi, actor, stage director and television host
• Gordon Bajnai, former Prime Minister of Hungary (2009–2010)
• Péter Ákos Bod, former Minister of Industry and Trade (1990–1991) and Governor of the Hungarian National Bank (1991–1994)
• András Hajós, singer, songwriter, television host and comedian
• Andrea Osvárt, actress, film producer and former fashion model
• Béla Tarr, film director and producer

Before first round

• János Bródy, pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and scriptwriter
• Ferenc Kőszeg, democratic opposition activist during the Communist regime, former MP and SZDSZ politician
• József Pálinkás, leader of New World People's Party, former candidate
• Géza Jeszenszky, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (1990–1994), Hungarian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in the United States (1998–2002)

After first round

• Péter Ákos Bod, former Minister of Industry and Trade (1990–1991) and Governor of the Hungarian National Bank (1991–1994)
• László Botka, mayor of Szeged, former MSZP politician
• Lóránt Budai, mayor of Jászberény, Jobbik politician
• András Fekete-Győr, leader of Momentum Movement, former candidate
• Imre Forgács, former Minister of Justice (2009–2010).
• György Gémesi, mayor of Gödöllő, President of the Alliance of Hungarian Local-Governments
• Zita Gurmai, MSZP politician and former MEP
• Ákos Hadházy, independent MP and former co-leader of LMP
• Miklós Haraszti, former OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2004–2010), former MP and SZDSZ politician
• Henrik Havas, journalist, radio and television presenter, former government spokesman
• Péter Hegedüs, mayor of Balmazújváros
• Károly Herényi, former leader of the MDF parliamentary group
• Péter Juhász, political activist, former leader of Together
• Gergely Karácsony, co-leader of Dialogue for Hungary, Mayor of Budapest, former candidate
• János Kendernay, diplomat, former co-leader of LMP
• László Lóránt Keresztes, leader of the LMP parliamentary group
• Ildikó Lendvai, former MSZP chairperson and leader of its parliamentary group
• Ilona Matkovich, mayor of Vác
• András Nagy Bandó, comedian
• Róbert Puzsér, publicist, anchorman, and social critic
• Géza Röhrig, actor and poet
• Tímea Szabó, co-leader of Dialogue for Hungary and MP
• Bernadett Szél, independent MP and former co-leader of LMP
• Bertalan Tóth, co-leader of MSZP
• István Ujhelyi, MSZP politician and MEP
• Klára Ungár, former Fidesz and SZDSZ politician, first LGBT member of the National Assembly
• Krisztián Ungváry, historian and academic
• Rudolf Ungváry, essayist and journalist
• Gábor Vágó, LMP politician and former MP
• Tamás Wittinghoff, mayor of Budaörs

Constituencies

265 candidates have officially registered until the 15 August deadline to run in one of the 106 constituencies. In 11 districts, only one candidate has registered, while the highest number of competitors was 5, which happened in three places. 258 of them has managed to submit the required 400 signatures until 6 September.

Breakdown of candidates by selected parliamentary group

Party list

On 20 December 2020, all six parties agreed on presenting a single party list for the election. The primary election does not directly affect the composition of this list.

Results

First round

Prime Minister candidates

• Results, total
• In-person results
• Online results

Constituencies

Events between the two rounds

On 1 October 2021, it became clear that Klára Dobrev and her party, the Democratic Coalition (DK) won the first round with a convincing advantage, obtaining 34.84% and 32 constituencies, respectively. Out of 106, Dobrev took first place in the competition for prime ministerial candidates in 85 constituencies; she won by a huge margin in the countryside, while the results in Budapest proved to be more balanced. Despite his initial favoured position for the candidacy, Gergely Karácsony came to the second place (27.3%), and, beside few places in countryside, he could practically only win in the majority of constituencies of Budapest, where he is serving as mayor (altogether 15 constituencies). As a general surprise in mainstream politics and media, independent candidate without any party affiliation Péter Márki-Zay acquired the third place (20.4%), qualifying the second round, while Péter Jakab (Jobbik) – who though was featured as a front-runner in opinion polls – and András Fekete-Győr (Momentum) were eliminated.

Already after the publication of the preliminary results in the eve of 29 September, Péter Márki-Zay initiated negotiations with Gergely Karácsony on the possible withdrawal of one of them in favor of the other, arguing that Klára Dobrev – as the wife of former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, the most divisive politician in Hungary – is the least capable of defeating Viktor Orbán as the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition coalition in the 2022 parliamentary election. Márki-Zay, in return for his withdrawal, imposed three conditions: accountability of the Fidesz government and its corruption cases, adoption of euro and repeal of the fundamental law. On the same day, Karácsony himself refused to step back in an interview at Partizán online channel, and offered that Márki-Zay could also be the deputy prime minister in his government after a potential victory in 2022. He believed his voters largely would not support Márki-Zay if he withdrew from the primary. Karácsony also argued that under Dobrev's leadership, the opposition cannot replace the current government. In contrast, Márki-Zay emphasized that the majority of Jobbik and Momentum voters, whose candidates were eliminated in the first round, will support his candidacy in the second round. He also argued he spent orders of magnitude less money during the campaign than Karácsony, yet he achieved "almost the same result" in the first round.

DK politicians, including Ferenc Gyurcsány strongly criticized the tactical talks between the two politicians, arguing that it is up to the electorate to decide which of the three candidates is the most capable prime ministerial candidate able to defeat Orbán in 2022. Klára Dobrev emphasized she does not deal with the struggle of her two competitors. She said "the change of government will depend on whether we will be able to shake up the whole country, as it is not possible to change government only from Budapest. I am working on this right now". Jobbik leader and eliminated candidate Péter Jakab also opposed the cooperation negotiations between Karácsony and Márki-Zay. He said he could support it if two candidates came together to increase the number of opposition voters. "But if the two of you get together so that the third doesn't win, all they do is do wounds", he added.

Karácsony and Márki-Zay jointly announced on 1 October that they will continue the campaign together, one as prime minister and the other as deputy prime minister, but it will be later decided which of them will step back in favor of the other. They both thought they were better suited for the ultimate victory and trusted that they would succeed in convincing the other of this. On 3 October, Karácsony held a campaign event, where he stated "I can replace Viktor Orbán. Therefore, I do not step back, but forward" and called himself as a "common ground" within the opposition alliance. During an interview with Telex.hu in the same event, he also said he would step back at most if he was "hit by a tram". On the same day, Márki-Zay also organized a street rally, where he said that he believes he is the one who could address most people, but if Karácsony makes a vanity question out of the candidacy, he won't be involved in this "chicken game" and "he will pull the steering wheel aside". On the next day (4 October), Karácsonyi visited Márki-Zay at Hódmezővásárhely, where they confirmed their intention to run in the second round together and requested the National Primary Election Office (OEVB) for their names to appear next to each other and not below each other on the ballot paper. They added that they would establish a joint programme and would provide the mutual guarantee by maintaining the right of consent between the two actors (prime minister and deputy prime minister), i.e. deciding jointly on everything after formation of the government in 2022. The OEVB, however, did not allow their names to appear next to each other. György Magyar, the chairman of the Civil Election Commission stated that the appearance of a two-member candidate in the ballot paper would be surreal and the accepted election rules cannot be changed retrospectively. Klára Dobrev told that she felt the idea is a "confusing proposition". Márki-Zay blamed the "DK–Jobbik coalition" which did not allow to do that. He added "Dobrev's success is unquestionable, but the catastrophic results before 2010, which gave Fidesz two-thirds at the time, and the many billions the ruling party spent on negative campaigning against Gyurcsány, make Klára Dobrev the least potential candidate against Viktor Orbán".

On 5–7 October, several polls have been published that have yielded different results. According to a survey by Publicus and Republikon, Karácsony, according to Závecz and Medián, Márki-Zay had a better chance of winning over Klára Dobrev in the second round. Thereafter, Márki-Zay stated "the numbers say very clearly that I am not the one who has to step back". Within few hours, Karácsony announced an extraordinary press conference in which he reiterated that he would not withdraw his nomination. He announced he will represent the program of its own and the parties supporting it, because he is convinced that this program guarantees only the "social reconciliation for Hungary". Márki-Zay responded that "the tram has arrived" and at present, Karácsony has no chance of defeating Klára Dobrev in the primary and thus defeating Viktor Orbán in 2022. Negotiations between them did not reach result in that afternoon, and Karácsony announced neither will step back in favor of the other, three candidates will be on the ballot.

On 7 October, András Fekete-Győr announced that his party, the Momentum Movement will support Márki-Zay in the second round. The party's vice-chairperson Anna Orosz argued they must support not only the most honest candidate, but also one who can address voters from the left, the right and the insecure voters. On 8 October, Márki-Zay and Karácsony summoned a joint press conference at the Kossuth Square. There, Karácsony announced the withdrawal of his candidacy in favor of Márki-Zay. He said "I came to the insight yesterday that if I do not do this, Viktor Orbán will remain in power". Márki-Zay responded that "Gergely Karácsony proved that the interest of the homeland is most important to him" and called him a "statesman".

Despite Karácsony's decision, the parties supporting him – MSZP, Dialogue and LMP – did not express their support for Márki-Zay and Jobbik also remained neutral. All three parties said they would support the winner – either Dobrev or Márki-Zay – in the 2022 election. A minor political party, New Start declared its support for Márki-Zay. The minor Social Democratic Party of Hungary endorsed Márki-Zay. Abandoning its former neutral position, the presidium of MSZP called for support of Márki-Zay on 14 October, two days before the end of the second round, despite the fact that many prominent members had previously endorsed Klára Dobrev.

Second round

219,991 electors, who voted in the second round, previously did not go to the polls in the first round. Consequently, altogether 853,802 electors had participated in the opposition primary (either in one or the other, or both rounds). 442,025 voters participated in both rounds, while 191,786 people voted only in the first round.

Notes

1. Leader of the Everybody's Hungary Movement, which is not a party.
2. Leader of Everybody's Hungary Movement, which is not a party
3. Pálinkás failed to reach 20,000 signatures by the deadline on 6 September 2021.
4. Ecsenyi withdrew from candidacy on 31 August 2021 citing the low level of organization of their network of activists, which made it difficult to collect 20,000 signatures.
5. For candidates getting to the second round
6. For candidates getting to the second round
7. A party does not necessarily support all independent candidates it accepted to its parliamentary group, in some cases, they support the candidate of another party instead
8. A political movement that could not thus run candidates under its own banner
9. All ÚVNP candidates had to declare a secondary affiliation, in case the party cannot establish a parliamentary group. 8 of them selected LMP, 3 Jobbik, 2-2 each Momentum and DK, and 1 Dialogue
10. A minor political party, 2 politicians ran as candidates under DK banner
11. A minor political party, 2 politicians ran as candidates under each LMP and Momentum banner
12. Leader of Everybody's Hungary Movement, which is not a party
13. Leader of Everybody's Hungary Movement, which is not a party

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62. "Döntött a Momentum: Márki-Zay Pétert támogatják". index.hu (in Hungarian).
63. "A Bajnai-kormány igazságügyi minisztere Márki-Zay Pétert támogatja". Hírklikk (in Hungarian).
64. ^ "Dobrev és Márki-Zay mögött is több mint tíz polgármester sorakozott fel támogatóként". telex.hu (in Hungarian).
65. "Gurmai Zita Márki-Zay Péter támogatásáról szóló Facebook bejegyzése". facebook.com (in Hungarian).
66. ^ "Márki-Zay Péter: Az önök érdekében vagyok radikális". telex.hu (in Hungarian).
67. "Haraszti Miklós: Másnap, ha Dobrev győz". 444.hu (in Hungarian).
68. "HAVAS MEGMONDJA - Karácsony visszalépett Márki-Zay javára!". youtube (in Hungarian).
69. "Márki-Zay Péter esete a pártokráciával". Hírklikk (in Hungarian).
70. "Márki-Zay: A fél kormány meleg". 444.hu (in Hungarian).
71. "Kendernay János Márki-Zay Péter támogatásáról szóló Facebook bejegyzése". facebook.com (in Hungarian).
72. "Keresztes László Lóránt beállt Márki-Zay Péter mögé". 168.hu (in Hungarian).
73. "Lendvai Ildikó Márki-Zay Péterre szavazott". hvg.hu (in Hungarian).
74. "Matkovich Ilona Márki-Zay Péter támogatásáról szóló Facebook bejegyzése". facebook.com (in Hungarian).
75. "Nagy volt az érdeklődés Márki-Zay pécsi utcafórumán". bahir.hu (in Hungarian).
76. "Puzsér Róbert Márki-Zay Péter támogatásáról szóló Facebook bejegyzése". facebook.com (in Hungarian).
77. "Márki-Zayt támogatja a Saul fia főszereplője". hvg.hu (in Hungarian).
78. A párbeszédes Szabó Tímea is Márki-Zayt támogatja az előválasztáson, hvg.hu (in Hungarian)
79. "Tóth Bertalan, az MSZP társelnöke mégis beállt Márki-Zay Péter mögé". telex.hu (in Hungarian).
80. "Ujhelyi István bejelentette: Márki-Zay Péterre szavaz az előválasztás második fordulójában". atv.hu (in Hungarian).
81. "Ungár Klára Márki-Zay Péter támogatásáról szóló Facebook bejegyzése". facebook.com (in Hungarian).
82. "Ungváry Krisztián: Ha Dobrev Klára lennék, Márki-Zay Péterre szavaznék". hvg.hu (in Hungarian).
83. "Amikor az okosabb nem enged…". 444.hu (in Hungarian).
84. "Vágó Gábor Márki-Zay Péter támogatásáról szóló Facebook bejegyzése". facebook.com (in Hungarian).
85. "Dobrev vs. Márki-Zay: elindult a harc Karácsony Gergely és Jakab Péter szavazóiért". telex.hu (in Hungarian).
86. Öten visszaléptek, két jelöltnek pedig nem jött össze a négyszáz aláírás az ellenzéki előválasztáson, telex.hu (in Hungarian)
87. Országgyűlési egyéni választókerületi képviselőjelöltek
88. "67 ezren szavaztak hétfőn az előválasztáson" (in Hungarian). National Primary Election Office.
89. "Kedden tovább nőtt az érdeklődés" (in Hungarian). National Primary Election Office.
90. "Átlépte az előválasztáson résztvevők száma a 200 ezret" (in Hungarian). National Primary Election Office.
91. "Már több mint negyedmillióan szavaztak az előválasztáson" (in Hungarian). National Primary Election Office.
92. "Rekordrészvétel az előválasztás ötödik napján" (in Hungarian). National Primary Election Office.
93. "Szombaton is rekordmennyiségű ember ment el szavazni az előválasztáson". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
94. "Átlépte a félmilliót az előválasztók polgárok száma" (in Hungarian). National Primary Election Office.
95. "Aki beáll a sorba 20 óráig, az még le tudja adni a szavazatát" (in Hungarian). National Primary Election Office.
96. "633.811-en vettek részt az előválasztáson" (in Hungarian). National Primary Election Office.
97. "Dobrev Klára nyerte az ellenzéki miniszterelnök-jelölti verseny első fordulóját". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
98. "Márki-Zay arról beszélt, ha kell, visszalépnek egymás javára Karácsonnyal". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
99. "Karácsony: A kormányomban Márki-Zay bármi lehet". Klubrádió (in Hungarian). 2021-09-29.
100. "Dobrev Klára nem foglalkozik két versenytársa küzdelmével". HVG (in Hungarian). 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
101. "Jakab Péternek nem tetszik, hogy Márki-Zay és Karácsony Dobrev ellen szövetkezik". 444 (in Hungarian). 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
102. "Kormányfőjelölti és kormányfőhelyettes-jelölti párosban folytatja Karácsony és Márki-Zay, de később dől el, ki kicsoda". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
103. "Karácsony: Nem visszalépek, hanem előre". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
104. "Márki-Zay a visszalépésről: Nem csinálok hiúsági kérdést a jelöltségből". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
105. "Együtt indulna az előválasztáson Karácsony Gergely és Márki-Zay Péter". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
106. "Nem együtt szerepel az előválasztási szavazólapon Karácsony és Márki-Zay". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
107. "Márki-Zay Péter: Ha nem tudom meggyőzni Karácsonyt, hogy visszalépjen, én fogok". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
108. "Medián: Dobrevre, majd Márki-Zayra szavaznának a legtöbben, Karácsony pedig eléggé lemaradt". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
109. "Závecz: Márki-Zay Péter jobban szerepelne Dobrev ellen, mint Karácsony, de egyiküknek sincs esélye nyerni". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
110. "Republikon: Karácsony legyőzné Dobrevet, Márki-Zay nem". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
111. "A Publicus Karácsonyt látja a Fidesz ellen legesélyesebbnek". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
112. "Márki-Zay Péter: A számok azt mutatják, nem nekem kell visszalépnem". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
113. "Karácsony Gergely nem lép vissza, ha Márki-Zay sem, akkor külön indulnak". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
114. "Márki-Zay Péter: Karácsony Gergelynek minimális esélye sincs most Dobrev Klára ellen". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
115. "Karácsony: Külön indulunk Márki-Zay Péterrel". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
116. "Márki-Zay Pétert támogatja a Momentum az előválasztás második fordulójában". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
117. "Karácsony Gergely visszalép Márki-Zay Péter javára". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
118. "Az MSZP, az LMP és a Jobbik sem áll be Márki-Zay Péter mögé". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
119. "Az Új Kezdet Párt állásfoglalása az ellenzéki előválasztás során Márki-Zay Péter miniszterelnök jelölt támogatásáról" (PDF). New Start (in Hungarian). 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
120. "Szavazzanak a Kormányváltásra!". Facebook (in Hungarian). 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
121. "Az MSZP Márki-Zay Pétert támogatja az előválasztás második fordulójában". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
122. "Közel 80 ezren szavaztak az előválasztás második fordulójának első napján" (in Hungarian).
123. "Közel 85 ezren szavaztak hétfőn az előválasztás második fordulójában" (in Hungarian). National Primary Election Office.
124. "Részvételi rekord, kedden 96 780-an szavaztak az előválasztáson" (in Hungarian).
125. "Közel 86 ezren vettek részt szerdán az előválasztáson". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
126. "Előválasztás 5. napja". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
127. "Előválasztás 6. nap". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
128. "Újabb rekord: több mint 118 ezren szavaztak szombaton az előválasztáson!" (in Hungarian). National Primary Election Office.
129. "662 ezer ember voksolt a második fordulóban, az utolsó napon 118 ezren előválasztottak" (in Hungarian). telex.hu.

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See also: List of Hungarian by-elections

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