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Who became the nominee of MSZP for the post of prime minister in March 2009?

  • László Sólyom

  • Viktor Orbán

  • Gordon Bajnai

  • Péter Medgyessy

Answer

Gordon Bajnai, Then Minister of National Development and Economy, was nominated by the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) as their prime ministerial candidate for the 2009 parliamentary elections. Bajnai, known for his economic expertise, was seen as a potential successor to the incumbent Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, whose popularity had suffered amid the global financial crisis.
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