Political analysts believe Orban is positioning himself for the situation following the elections. He already knows that Fidesz cannot win the second round, and wishes to avoid being a losing candidate.
This would also allow him to drop Mikola, the party's candidate for deputy prime minister, who has become a burden.
If Ibolya David is not prepared to discuss Orban's proposal and Fidesz is obliged to fight the second round alone, then observers believe Orban would still refuse to serve as a candidate and would nominate Mihaly Varga, citing a situation of economic near-crisis as a reason.