(ANSA-AP) - TRIESTE - Budapest will withdraw its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, leaving only Los Angeles and Paris in the race. The joint decision by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos and the Hungarian Olympic Committee will be formally voted on by the Budapest City Assembly. "When the opposition attacked the Budapest bid in the back, it disrupted this unity (of support for the bid) and minimalized the chances of the capital city," Fidesz parliamentary leader Lajos Kosa said in a statement. The bid was expected to face a city-wide referendum promoted by the Momentum Movement, a new political party, which in 30 days gathered more than 266,000 signatures in favour of holding a vote. Zsolt Borkai, chairman of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, said the opposition parties had turned against the bid because of their own political interests. Opponents of the bid have highlighted concerns about the environment, corruption risks and overspending. (ANSA-AP).