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Orban’s Ominous Threat Pushes Hungary Opposition to Start Talks

  • Hungary’s leader vows to ‘avenge’ opposition attacks
  • Orban is the favorite to win April 8 parliamentary elections
Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister, delivers a speech during a public ceremony in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday, March 15, 2018. With less than three weeks to go before the April 8 parliamentary vote, Orban is tipped for a third consecutive term, and most polls measure his Fidesz party’s support at roughly equal to the four biggest opposition parties combined.Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
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Hungary’s fragmented opposition started talks to coordinate strategy before April elections after Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he would retaliate against them if he wins a third consecutive term as expected.

NegotiationsBloomberg Terminal on Sunday by the centrist Lehet Mas a Politika, or LMP, and the left-wing Socialist Party and the Demokratikus Koalicio ended without their agreeing to field single candidates in battleground electoral districts against Orban’s Fidesz party. LMP will meet the most popular opposition force, the right-wing Jobbik, as Orban’s rivals try to create a united front against the pro-Russian euroskeptic, who European Union officials have accused of undermining the rule of law and backsliding on democracy.

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