Hungary's Mesterhazy to lead leftist poll challenge


BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's fractured centre-left opposition threw its weight behind Socialist Party chairman Attila Mesterhazy on Wednesday as their candidate to challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a parliamentary election this spring.

But opinion polls suggest Mesterhazy will struggle to oust Orban, who has used his large majority over the past four years to enact sometimes controversial measures that have upset foreign investors, the European Union and human rights groups.

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