budapest hungarian socialist party candidate prime minister 2018 parliamentary election resign monday accuse political mafia undermine leftist party hop would support laszlo botka resignation leave leave disarray cement right-wing prime minister viktor orban favorite win third term april vote socialists govern hungary three term 1990s 2000s try forge leftist coalition unseat orban rule fidesz party last week botka choose socialist candidate january make offer half dozen party hammer electoral coalition reject offer botka say party fight hard enough replace orban say fidesz infiltrate opposition make mistake botka write statement monday think democratic party want seat parliament orban regime victory 2018 ... know much political mafia infuse democratic opposition include party democratic coalition dk lead former prime minister ferenc gyurcsany reject botka coalition offer say hurt everyone large party democratic opposition descend chaos like botka lose support gradually fail gain new voters alienate others fellow opposition party say dk spokesman zsolt greczy momentum movement enter politics successful referendum campaign stop budapest 2024 olympic bid early year say statement kind navel-gazing mean new political generation need peter jakab spokesman radical nationalist party jobbik tone message effort capture support tell reporters socialists entire left-wing implode today force unseat government jobbik jobbik offer alternative everyone want different government include leftist voters socialist vice chairman istvan ujhelyi member european parliament also resign party post orbanistan clearly infiltrate opposition instal people nearly potent movements say seem coup reach goal democratic force become extremely divide socialists strong leftist party opinion poll botka resignation socialist chairman gyula molnar tell news conference party would continue seek options unseat orban socialist party defeat current regime continue see way cooperate force include democratic coalition say fidesz firm lead poll say statement botka candidature full scandals demise surprise ... next candidate come socialist mould hungary 's opposition socialists lose pm candidate ahead 2018 vote