BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's opposition Free Democrats (SZDSZ) said on Wednesday that former central bank Governor Gyorgy Suranyi was acceptable to them as a candidate to replace outgoing Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.
The ruling Socialists, who have a minority in parliament, are seeking agreement with opposition parties, mainly the Free Democrats and the Democratic Forum (MDF), about a new leader and programme to lead Hungary out of its worst recession since the early 1990s.
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