Sofia-born Klara Dobrev is vice-president of the European Parliament
Hungarian politician Klara Dobrev, whose father is Bulgarian, has proved to be the trump card up her sleeve, through which she will try to seize power from current Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Dobrev will face him in next year’s elections.
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The serious chances of the lawyer with Bulgarian roots can be seen behind the partial results of the internal vote held on Thursday. Dobrev, whose candidacy gives her the opportunity to become Hungary’s first female prime minister, is vying with Budapest’s left-wing mayor, Georgy Karachon.
Dobrev was born in Sofia. Her mother is Hungarian and her father is Bulgarian. She is currently Vice-President of the European Parliament. She is married to Hungarian ex-prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, and her maternal grandfather has been speaker of the Hungarian parliament in the past.
Six parties, including the Socialists, the Democratic Coalition, the Liberals and the former far-right and now center-right Jobbik, have joined forces against Orban for next year’s vote. This is the first united front against the nationalist prime minister since he came to power in 2010.
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At the moment, the polls give approximately equal results for the opposition bloc and for Orban’s FIDES.
Source: BNR
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