The election winner Fidesz- Christian Democrat party alliance has nominated László Kövér for speaker of parliament in the next four years, Fidesz group leader Antal Rogán announced on Monday. Kövér has served in the same position since 2010.

After an address by the parliamentary speaker, the house committee will hold its founding meeting, to be followed by Orbán’s speech in his capacity as candidate for prime minister. In the final part of the founding session, the parliamentary committees will be set up and their officials and members elected.

The ruling Fidesz-led alliance has proposed that the prime minister should be elected on May 10, Rogán said. Rogán is to continue leading the ruling party’s parliamentary group with 117 lawmakers, it was decided at a group meeting.

Péter Harrach will continue to lead the group of the Fidesz-allied Christian Democrats with 16 seats, they announced at a news conference.

Radical nationalist Jobbik has formed its parliamentary group with 23 lawmakers and party leader Gábor Vona will continue to lead it.

The group has nominated Tamás Sneider to the post of deputy parliamentary speaker. Vona said the party does not have a scenario for what would happen were the other parties to refuse to elect Sneider. The leftist opposition parties have objected to Sneider’s nomination quoting his “fascistic” past.

The main opposition Socialist party, with 29 deputies, has formed its new parliamentary group and unanimously re-elected Attila Mesterházy as its leader.

The green opposition LMP party with five deputies has also formed its new parliamentary group and reelected András Schiffer, the party’s co-leader, to head it.

The other parties in parliament – E-PM, DK and the Liberal Party – are set to be represented by lawmakers sitting as independents.

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