Hungary's would-be PM — Rule-of-law ripples — German coalition talks

<p>We talk to Péter Márki-Zay, the man chosen by Hungarian opposition parties to take on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Also in this episode, we have an update on the EU's rule-of-law battle and get you up to speed on talks to form a new German government.</p><p>As EU leaders gathered in Brussels to discuss everything from energy to trade, they couldn't escape another topic dominating the headlines: the recent Polish <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-european-union-constitution-justice-treaties/">court ruling</a> that challenged the legal bedrock of their union. POLITICO's Rym Momtaz joins Andrew Gray to explain how the ruling is <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/france-politicians-bash-eu-poland-national-sovereignty/">being used</a> by mainstream candidates vying to be the next French president to bash the bloc and assert France's national sovereignty.</p><p>And POLITICO's Matthew Karnitschnig brings us the latest on efforts to form a new German government by the center-left Social Democrats, the Greens and the pro-business Free Democrats.</p><p>Then we meet Péter Márki-Zay, selected by an alliance of opposition parties in Hungary to be their candidate for prime minister in a parliamentary election next spring. POLITICO's Lili Bayer caught up with Márki-Zay at a campaign rally in Budapest.</p><p>You can always send feedback or ideas directly to the podcast team at <a href="mailto:podcast@politico.eu" target="_blank">podcast@politico.eu</a>.</p>