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Péter Magyar aims to use the experience of corporate managers to free state institutions from Fidesz influence and unlock EU funds...
According to a report by Politico, Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar is recruiting top executives from the business world to form his cabinet if he wins the April 12 election. He believes that managerial experience will help weaken Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's long-held grip on state institutions.
Recent polls put Magyar about 10 percentage points ahead of Orbán, but even an election victory would not give him immediate control. The opposition would have to contend with the government's entrenched influence in the judiciary, media, and public companies, often linked to networks of shareholders close to Orbán.
The Tisza Party, led by Magyar, promises a "real regime change", aiming to dismantle the clientelistic networks that it says dominate public life in Hungary.
The party's number two, Zoltán Tarr, told Politico that the priority is finding "good managers" who can implement reforms. According to him, selecting figures from the private sector avoids previous ties to the government and allows for deeper reforms.
Another objective is the recovery of frozen European Union funds, which Tarr says requires a pragmatic approach and business-like negotiating skills.
So far, several possible names for the cabinet have been confirmed:
Anita Orbán, former Vodafone executive, for Foreign Minister;
István Kapitány, global head of energy at Shell;
András Kármán, manager at Erste Bank, for finance and budget;
Szabolcs Bóna, entrepreneur in the livestock industry, for agriculture;
Zsolt Hegedus, orthopedic surgeon, for health.
However, according to experts from Transparency International Hungary, many profound reforms will require a two-thirds majority in parliament, as the heads of key institutions, such as the constitutional court, the prosecutor general, and the media board, are elected only with this majority.
Tarr acknowledges that Tisza's potential government is preparing for two scenarios: a simple majority or a constitutional majority. If the latter is secured, the party plans to open a debate on the 2011 constitution, rewritten by Orbán and often criticized for limiting the role of the constitutional court, civil liberties and media freedom.
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