Addressing a party meeting, he said undecided voters will have to be won over in the 2014 elections, but Socialist leaders believe that a close association with Gyurcsány would dissuade many.

Mesterházy stressed the renewal of his party as he answered questions from left-wing supporters at the party headquarters.

He said the party has learned from past mistakes of Socialist governing, and has renewed its policies and leadership.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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