Orbán still on top by wide margin, new polling shows

The next parliamentary elections in Hungary are expected to be held in April 2026

Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban listens to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni during their press point after their meeting at Chigi Palace government office in Rome, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
By Liz Heflin
2 Min Read

A poll out of the Nézőpont Institute shows that if national parliamentary elections were held today, Fidesz-KDNP would still reign at 47 percent, 2-percentage points higher than its result in the June European Parliament elections. The Tisza Party would lose around 1 point to 29 percent, and Ferenc Gyurcsány’s DK-MSZP-Párbeszéd would remain at 8 percent.

The Mi Hazánk (“Our Homeland”) Movement surprised with a gain of some 2 points over June at 9 percent, while the Two-Tailed Dog Party, which failed to enter the European Parliament, would garner a seat in the National Assembly, coming in at 5 percent in the poll. All other opposition parties together registered just 2 percent of voter support, while this stood at around 7 percent in June, with none of them gaining any MEP positions in the EU parliament.

As to the role of prime minister, Viktor Orbán would win with 49 percent of voter support, with the new opposition star, Péter Magyar, racking up 19 percent. This is still a bit surprising, as is the even higher show of support for his Tisza Party, given the current scandal he is involved in related to an early morning nightclub brawl and allegedly hitting on underage girls.

Voters gave Klára Dobrev (DK) 7 percent, a tad lower than overall support for the DK-MSZP-Párbeszéd alliance, while only 4 percent of Mi Hazánk voters would vote for László Toroczkai as prime minister despite party support of 9 percent.

The next parliamentary elections in Hungary are expected to be held in April 2026.

SOURCES:Magyar Nemzet
Share This Article