Hungary Opposition Pledges to Join EU Prosecutor to Unlock Aid

  • Opposition premier candidate sees boon from EU money
  • Marki-Zay points to uphill path to push opposition turnout
Peter Marki-ZayPhotographer: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images
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Hungary’s opposition alliance pledged to join the European Union prosecutor’s office in a bid to unlock billions of euros in frozen aid if it manages to upset Prime Minister Viktor Orban in April elections.

Opposition premier candidate Peter Marki-Zay said he would end Hungary’s exclusion from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office mandate, which he said would unlock 7.2 billion euros ($8.2 billion) of pandemic aid that the EU has delayed on graft concerns.