polling
March 12, 2010, 09:50 CET
Hungarians' inclination to vote twice stronger on right than left
The inclination of right-wing supporters to vote at the upcoming parliamentary elections is twice as strong as that of left-wing supporters, a February poll Tarki published on Thursday shows. Among those who said they would certainly cast their votes, left-wing... [read complete entry]
March 11, 2010, 09:41 CET
Jobbik surges ahead in March, Szonda Ipsos finds
Just over a month before the first round of Hungary's parliamentary elections, radical nationalist party Jobbik has shown a surge in support, pollster Szonda Ipsos said. In the decided camp, Jobbik scored 17 percent support - over three times the... [read complete entry]
March 11, 2010, 09:40 CET
Support for parties stable, Nézőpont Intézet poll shows
With hardly more than a month to go until the general elections, Hungary's main opposition Fidesz maintained its lead over the ruling Socialists last week, a recent poll by the Nezopont Institute showed. The poll conducted on a sample of... [read complete entry]
March 05, 2010, 10:15 CET
Poll reveals Jobbik scores better among young people than Socialists
For the first time, radical nationalist party Jobbik is more popular among young Hungarians than the Socialist party is, the outcome of a poll by Forsense showed on Thursday. In the 18-24 age group, Jobbik is twice as popular as... [read complete entry]
March 04, 2010, 09:51 CET
Fidesz retains large lead in polls; willingness to vote increases
Fidesz has 52% support amongst potential voters while 19% back the Socialists and 14% Jobbik, a Nézöpont Institute poll found. Socialist support is below 5% in the 30-44 age band, while 19% of Hungary's over 60s favour the party. The... [read complete entry]
February 25, 2010, 10:30 CET
Fidesz still forecast to win two-thirds majority at elections
Viktor Orban's conservative Fidesz party could secure a two-thirds majority - needed to change the constitution -- if an election were held now, according to a Nezopont poll commissioned by political weekly Heti Valasz. In the third week of February,... [read complete entry]
February 25, 2010, 10:27 CET
New poll reveals Fidesz leading firmly, voter activity rising
The latest survey by pollster Median indicated increased voter activity, a firm lead by main opposition Fidesz and growing support for the radical nationalist Jobbik party, the online business portal HVG.hu reported on Wednesday. According to the survey, Hungary's next... [read complete entry]
February 23, 2010, 10:13 CET
President Sólyom, opposition's Orbán lead poll
President Laszlo Solyom was given 47 points out of a maximum of 100 by respondents in a popularity survey by pollster Szonda Ipsos published in Tuesday's Nepszabadsag daily. Viktor Orban, head of the main opposition Fidesz, garnered 44 points -... [read complete entry]
February 19, 2010, 10:15 CET
Main opposition retains significant lead in 1st month of election campaign
The main opposition Fidesz party has retained its significant lead over its political rivals in February, the first month of the campaign for the general elections in April, according to a poll Szazadveg released to MTI on Thursday. Support for... [read complete entry]
February 18, 2010, 10:08 CET
Poll shows decline of support for Fidesz, but party still retains strong lead
Support for opposition party Fidesz declined in February, two months ahead of the general election, but the conservative party still retained a big lead against the ruling Socialists, pollster Nezopont said on Wednesday. Among active voters, Fidesz's support fell to... [read complete entry]
February 16, 2010, 10:02 CET
Orbán tells MPs to keep private thoughts to selves
Fidesz candidates must not utter their private opinions during the campaign, party leader Viktor Orbán said Monday at a closed meeting with party MPs. He also spoke about the future nationalist government and the importance of shared national matters. Fidesz... [read complete entry]
February 15, 2010, 10:12 CET
Radical nationalist Jobbik plans shadow government
Hungarian radical nationalist party Jobbik is setting up a shadow government, and on Friday the party presented its candidate to head the Prime Minister's Office. Jobbik's leader Gabor Vona, who will lead the party into the election as its PM-candidate,... [read complete entry]
February 12, 2010, 09:46 CET
Support for Fidesz slightly down, but party still leads polls
Fidesz support has fallen from 63% of decided voters in January to 58% this month, but the party still commands a huge lead over the Socialists, whose standing rose slightly from 21% to 22%, according to the latest survey by... [read complete entry]
February 11, 2010, 09:58 CET
New poll shows fifth of Hungarians receptive to extremist views
About a fifth of Hungarians are receptive to extremist ideas, head researcher at Political Capital said at a discussion forum on Wednesday. Surveys show that 21 percent of Hungarians embrace the values of the radical right, Peter Kreko said. This... [read complete entry]
February 08, 2010, 10:18 CET
Parties slam Orbán's speech for ambiguousness
"A lot of talk and hardly any specifics," Socialist Party prime ministerial candidate Attila Mesterházy said in reaction to Orbán's speech on Friday afternoon. Mesterházy said Orbán urged blindfolded people to follow him into the unknown, adding that "I have... [read complete entry]
February 08, 2010, 10:13 CET
Survey finds Orbán's speech given C+ by public
The state-of-the-nation speech by main opposition Fidesz leader Viktor Orban got a C+ in a Median survey published in Monday's Nepszabadsag. Canvassed on the day after the Friday speech, about 80 percent of respondents were aware of Orban's address and... [read complete entry]
January 28, 2010, 10:01 CET
Gap narrows, main opposition Fidesz's lead remains
Although the gap of support between main opposition Fidesz and the ruling Socialists has narrowed in January compared to last November, Fidesz's lead over its main rival has remained significant, according to a poll by Tarki released to MTI on... [read complete entry]
January 28, 2010, 09:49 CET
Fidesz seen to win two-thirds majority in next parliament
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz and its ally Christian Democrats could win two-thirds of the seats plus nine more in the next parliament, according to an optimal scenario developed in a poll by Nezopont Intezet sent to MTI on Wednesday. Nezopont... [read complete entry]
January 27, 2010, 09:34 CET
Lagest opposition party Fidesz retains huge lead in polls
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz has maintained its huge lead, with 33 percent of all respondents of a recent poll backing the conservative party as against 16 percent for the governing Socialists. Pollster Szazadveg told MTI on Tuesday that Fidesz had... [read complete entry]
January 25, 2010, 09:40 CET
Opposition leader Orbán heads popularity list
None of Hungary's politicians are rated positively by voters in the latest Szonda Ipsos popularity survey published in Monday's Nepszabadsag daily but Viktor Orban, the leader of conservative Fidesz, is the least negatively rated. Most of Orban's 45 points out... [read complete entry]
January 22, 2010, 10:09 CET
Hungarians not warmed up for political campaign yet
Hungarians showed little interest in party politics in January, just a few months before general elections, according to a survey by pollster Forsense published on Thursday. The most talked-about topics so far in 2010 have been the financial scandals and... [read complete entry]
January 21, 2010, 09:40 CET
Opposition Fidesz forecast to get two-thirds majority at elections
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party will gain two-thirds majority in Parliament after the general elections this spring if voting inclination remains unchanged, weekly HVG reported quoting a Median poll in its issue to be published on Thursday but sent to... [read complete entry]
January 18, 2010, 11:03 CET
Poll reveals only Jobbik gaining in popularity
Support for Hungary's two largest parties remains unchanged from December, as Fidesz is preferred by 63% of decided voters, and the Socialists by 21%, according to the latest Szonda-Ipsos poll. Jobbik's support grew from 10% last month to 12% in... [read complete entry]
January 18, 2010, 10:59 CET
Poll forecasting low voter turnout at upcoming general election
Hungarian voters appear to be apathetic ahead of the general election which is expected to take place in mid April, according to a Szonda Ipsos poll published by Nepszabadsag daily on Monday. Whereas last time round, in spring 2006, 54... [read complete entry]
January 15, 2010, 10:29 CET
Poll shows over 40% of voters support Fidesz
Over 40% of voters support Fidesz taking the reins of power after the elections, while 17% back the Socialists, a Forsense poll conducted from December 8-17 suggests. Regarding other parties, 12% favour Jobbik, 10% the Democratic Forum, 7% the Free... [read complete entry]
December 23, 2009, 09:53 CET
Politicians' prestige suffers in 2009, but pecking order remains stable
The prestige of Hungarian politicians generally declined in 2009 but their ranking remained by and large unchanged over the past year, national daily Nepszabadsag said on Wednesday, citing a recent Szonda Ipsos poll. Hungary's relatively most popular politician is President... [read complete entry]
December 23, 2009, 09:45 CET
Median poll shows Fidesz's lead over Socialists narrowing
The main opposition Fidesz's lead over the rival ruling Socialists has narrowed to 40:16 percent by December, a poll by Median released on Tuesday showed. Support for Fidesz fell from 47 percent in July to 43 percent in November and... [read complete entry]
December 22, 2009, 10:21 CET
Poll shows Fidesz support among decided voters near 65%
Public support for the main opposition Fidesz party was 31 percent among all voters in December, up 5 percent from the previous month, while the governing Socialists stayed at 9 percent, according to a Szazadveg-Forsense poll sent to MTI on... [read complete entry]
December 21, 2009, 10:09 CET
President's political remarks seen weighing heavily on popularity
The popularity of President Laszlo Solyom lags far behind his predecessors, national daily Nepszava reported on Saturday. Analysts polled by the paper said Solyom's popularity was on the rocks due to his remarks which link him to party politics more... [read complete entry]
December 17, 2009, 10:06 CET
Tarki poll shows Fidesz lead narrowing, bare majority willing to vote
The significant lead of the main opposition Fidesz party ahead of the ruling Socialists has somewhat narrowed while support for non-parliamentary parties has increased over the past month, according to a Tarki poll sent to MTI on Wednesday. Fidesz currently... [read complete entry]
December 17, 2009, 10:00 CET
Poll finds Socialist PM candidate getting backing of just 7% of electorate
The Socialist party's candidate for prime minister got the nod from 7 percent of the electorate in a survey by the Nezopont Institute, compared to 36 percent for opposition Fidesz's Viktor Orban, the conservative think-tank said on Wednesday, citing its... [read complete entry]
December 11, 2009, 09:27 CET
Opposition's lead narrows in latest poll
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party still has a commanding lead over the rival ruling Socialists but the gap between the two frontrunners has narrowed slightly, a poll by Ipsos published in Thursday's Nepszabadsag said. In the whole voter sample, Fidesz's... [read complete entry]
November 26, 2009, 10:06 CET
Survey finds majority supporting Orbán as PM
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party leader Viktor Orban was seen as most voters' choice for prime minister, well ahead of the Socialist party's likely candidate Attila Mesterhazy, by a poll from research firm Nezopont Institute revealed on Wednesday. The poll,... [read complete entry]
November 26, 2009, 10:05 CET
Fidesz retains wide lead ahead of ruling Socialists in fresh Tarki poll
The main opposition Fidesz party maintained its significant lead ahead of the ruling Socialists in the poll conducted by Tarki in November. The radical nationalist Jobbik would be the only other party to clear the 5 percent threshold to win... [read complete entry]
November 24, 2009, 08:15 CET
Politicians' popularity continues to drop in November
Hungary's president and the head of the main opposition remained the most popular politicians in a November poll, which, however, gave low ratings overall to all players, daily Nepszabadsag said on Monday, quoting a Szonda Ipsos poll. President Laszlo Solyom... [read complete entry]
November 18, 2009, 09:36 CET
Another survey finds Hungarians grim about democratic transition
Two out of three Hungarians believe that the transition to democracy since 1989 has been a failure, according to the results of a survey of the four Visegrad countries by PASOS (Policy Association for an Open Society), presented on Tuesday.... [read complete entry]
November 13, 2009, 08:51 CET
Szonda Ipsos poll sees Socialists, Jobbik making slight gains
Hungary's governing Socialists have slightly risen from their low point, though conservative opposition Fidesz maintains a massive lead, according to a November poll by Szonda Ipsos carried in Friday's Nepszabadsag daily. Support for the Socialists among all voters rose two... [read complete entry]
November 10, 2009, 07:28 CET
Hungarians see Socialists as most corrupt political party
A new poll by the Nézőpont Intézet has returned the unsurprising results that of those willing to state their belief that a political party is corrupt, the Socialists came in first with 23%, with the Free Democrats coming in second... [read complete entry]
November 09, 2009, 02:29 CET
Hungarians less positive about regime change than regional peers
Hungarians are generally disappointed with the outcome of the post 1989-1990 democratic transition compared to the Czechs, Poles or Slovaks, according to the results of a survey published on Monday. Whereas 63 percent of Czechs qualified their country's post-communist transition... [read complete entry]
November 04, 2009, 09:54 CET
Int'l survey shows weak support in Hungary for democracy, free markets
Hungary's support for democracy and capitalism has diminished considerably over the past 18 years, according to a survey by the US-based Pew Global Attitudes Project published in Tuesday's issue of Wall Street Journal Europe. The survey of nine former Eastern... [read complete entry]
November 04, 2009, 09:51 CET
Poll shows widespread concern about corruption among Hungarians
Over four fifths of Hungarians say corruption is a serious and unresolved social problem and demand severer punishments for offenders as well as more public-awareness campaigns, according to a survey by Szazadveg, a think-tank, published on Tuesday. The response broadly... [read complete entry]
November 02, 2009, 11:23 CET
Gyurcsány addresses Socialist Party session in first post-PM appearance
Former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany addressed a session of his minority governing Socialist Party on Friday, on the occasion of the party's 20th anniversary. Gyurcsany, who made his first public appearance since he resigned in March, called on the Socialists... [read complete entry]
October 29, 2009, 10:54 CET
Nézőpont survey finds growing support for PM, Fidesz supermajority
The huge lead of conservative opposition party Fidesz against the ruling Socialists narrowed slightly in October while positive views of the prime minister's handling of the economic crisis increased, said think-tank Nezopont in poll, to appear in Thursday's political weekly... [read complete entry]
October 29, 2009, 09:57 CET
Tarki poll gives Fidesz fourfold leads over Socialists
The main opposition Fidesz party increased its support to be four times higher among the voting-age population ahead of the ruling Socialists in October, a poll released to MTI by the Tarki institute on Wednesday showed. Support for Fidesz this... [read complete entry]
October 26, 2009, 10:23 CET
New poll finds Orbán most popular politician in Hungary
Hungarians continued to rate their politicians negatively in October, though the least unpopular were main opposition leader Viktor Orban tying with the president, Laszlo Solyom, according to a poll by Szonda Ipsos carried in Monday's Nespszabadsag daily. Tibor Navracsics, the... [read complete entry]
October 22, 2009, 09:33 CET
Survey finds majority of Hungarians uninterested in voting
Hungarians are growing increasingly disillusioned with politics, with only 43% of respondents to a Medián poll showing willingness to turn out if elections were held this Sunday. The figure compares to 63% in 2001 and 50% in 2005. Confirming the... [read complete entry]
October 21, 2009, 09:40 CET
Poll shows Fidesz gaining support by five percentage points in October
Main conservative opposition party Fidesz would get three times as much support if an election were held this Sunday than the minority ruling Socialists, according to a poll by Szazadveg-Forsense published on Tuesday. Fidesz boosted its support in October by... [read complete entry]
October 13, 2009, 11:14 CET
Fidesz now hold massive 3.5-fold lead over ruling Socialists
The main opposition Fidesz party would get 65 percent of the votes and the governing Socialists only 17 percent from decided voters if the elections were held this weekend, the daily Nepszabadsag reported on Tuesday quoting an early October poll... [read complete entry]
October 02, 2009, 10:17 CET
Support grows for "down payment" system for allocating election ballot spaces
Five Hungarian polling and market research agencies said on Thursday that they supported the National Election Committee's (OVB) proposal to replace pre-election candidate petition slips with a down payment which is refunded if the party clears the 5 percent threshold... [read complete entry]
September 30, 2009, 09:37 CET
Socialists make inroads into Fidesz lead in new poll; Bajnai surges
The politicians of Hungary's embattled ruling Socialist party have started to make inroads into the popularity rating of their conservative opposition Fidesz peers, and positive views of Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai have grown sharply, according to a survey by Szazadveg... [read complete entry]
September 25, 2009, 09:21 CET
Politicians' unpopularity slightly eases in new poll
The unpopularity of Hungary's politicians has eased slightly, suggesting that voters might be willing to give them one last chance at the start of the autumn cycle, daily Nepszabadsag said on Friday, quoting a Szonda Ipsos poll. But the order... [read complete entry]
September 24, 2009, 09:35 CET
Majority expects Fidesz to form government without coalition partners
More than half of Hungarians, 58%, expect Fidesz to form a government on its own after next year's parliamentary elections, according to a poll by the conservative Nézõpont institute. Only 33% disagree. Some 49% of Socialist Party supporters and 52%... [read complete entry]
September 23, 2009, 09:20 CET
Latest poll puts only three parties past parliamentary threshold
The governing Socialist Party, the main opposition Fidesz and radical nationalist Jobbik are the only parties that would reach the 5 percent threshold to get into Hungary's Parliament if general elections were held currently, pollsters Szazadveg and Forsense told MTI... [read complete entry]
September 17, 2009, 11:32 CET
Fidesz retains big lead in latest Median poll
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party retained its big lead over the minority governing Socialist party in September, pollster Median said on Wednesday. Among decided voters, Fidesz kept its backing at 67 percent while the Socialist Party's support level increased from... [read complete entry]
September 15, 2009, 11:33 CET
Survey finds 70% of Hungarians concerned about political extremism
Seventy percent of Hungarians consider extremism a dangerous phenomenon while nearly a quarter think the opposite, a recent survey carried by Tuesday's national daily Nepszabadsag showed. The survey was conducted by Progressziv and Publicus institutes on a sample of 3,500.... [read complete entry]
September 14, 2009, 09:51 CET
New Szonda Ipsos survey shows Fidesz lead slipping
Fidesz's popularity among decided voters dropped from 65% in July to 60% in September, while that of the Socialists rose from 21% to 23%, according to a Szonda Ipsos survey. The poll suggests that Fidesz has lost 800,000 supporters since... [read complete entry]
September 10, 2009, 10:25 CET
Big majority of Hungarians want Slovakia apology for tension
An overwhelming majority of Hungarians back Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai's decision to hold talks with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico with the aim of resolving tensions between the two countries, and most want Slovakia to say sorry for its snub... [read complete entry]
August 27, 2009, 09:32 CET
Popularity of Socialist Party approaches single figures
Support for the Socialist Party among decided party voters has fallen to 10%, according to a poll by the conservative think-tank Nézõpont Intézet. The survey found 52% support for Fidesz and 6% for the far right Jobbik. Neither the Democratic... [read complete entry]
August 19, 2009, 09:22 CET
New Median poll puts Fidesz on 68% support versus 16% for MSZP
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party retained its big lead over the minority governing Socialist party in August, pollster Median said on Tuesday. Among decided voters, Fidesz kept its backing at 68 percent while the Socialist party's support level stayed at... [read complete entry]
August 17, 2009, 09:52 CET
Pollster says Jobbik taking votes from Fidesz
The far right party Jobbik mostly takes voters away from Fidesz rather than the Socialists, Szonda Ipsos director Tibor Závecz told ATV Sunday night. Support for Jobbik is stronger in the provinces, primarily among those in their 20s and 30s,... [read complete entry]
August 13, 2009, 09:34 CET
Szonda-Ipsos poll puts Fidesz support at 63%; MSZP below 20%
Fidesz has 63% support among decided party voters, the Socialists 18% and Jobbik 12%, a Szonda-Ipsos poll found. The Democratic Forum had 2%, and the Free Democrats and Politics Can Be Different 1% each. The Christian Democrats have negligible support,... [read complete entry]
August 10, 2009, 10:22 CET
Fidesz rejects prospect of coalition government with Jobbik
The government of main opposition Fidesz leader Viktor Orban will not have any members from the radical nationalist Jobbik party, the party's press chief told MTI on Friday. Bertalan Havasi spoke in response to remarks by Jobbik leader Gabor Vona... [read complete entry]
July 30, 2009, 10:43 CET
Poll finds Jobbik becoming "medium-sized" party
Hungary's radical nationalist Jobbik has strengthened to become a stable medium-sized party, whereas the liberal Free Democrats have nearly lost its supporters after the June 7 European parliamentary elections, a recent poll Marketing Centrum sent to MTI on Wednesday shows.... [read complete entry]
July 29, 2009, 09:39 CET
Survey reveals lackluster support among Hungarians for EU membership
The majority of Hungarians approve of the country's five-year European Union membership, though many believe there have been associated costs too, according to a survey by pollster Szazadveg-Forsense published on Tuesday. Around three-quarters of respondents said they supported EU membership... [read complete entry]
July 29, 2009, 09:36 CET
Poll shows Hungarian consider Government "least trusted" state institution
The government is the state institution in which Hungarians have least confidence, while the state health and medical service Ántsz is the most respected of 25 institutions, a Medián poll reveals. According to the survey the public has only a... [read complete entry]
July 20, 2009, 09:27 CET
Poll finds Hungarians' view of their politicians relentlessly dim
Hungary's politicians continued to score negative ratings in Szonda Ipsos's latest poll which appeared in Monday's Nepszabadsag daily. Main conservative opposition Fidesz is riding high in the polls but only three in their ranks were rated in the top ten,... [read complete entry]
July 15, 2009, 08:19 CET
Szonda-Ipsos poll puts Fidesz over MSZP 65%-21%
Fidesz now has the support of 65% of decided party voters, down from 66% in June, while the Socialists have 21%, up from 19%, according to a Szonda-Ipsos poll. The radical right Jobbik is a clear third at 9%, down... [read complete entry]
July 10, 2009, 11:24 CET
Survey finds average Jobbik supporters uneducated, unemployed
Most Jobbik supporters are unemployed men who live in rural parts of eastern Hungary, according to a survey by the Publicus Institute. The poll strove to find out where Jobbik's voters had come from. The far right party fared better... [read complete entry]
July 10, 2009, 10:31 CET
Poll puts Fidesz on 40%; MSZP and Jobbik only others above 5%
If general elections were held in Hungary this week, three parties would make it into parliament: main opposition Fidesz, the governing Socialists and radical nationalist Jobbik, pollster Progressive Institute told MTI on Friday. The poll prepared by interviewing 3,500 people... [read complete entry]
July 09, 2009, 10:42 CET
Poll finds Hungarians evenly split on Magyar Gárda ban
Half of those asked in a recent survey welcomed a court decision banning the radical nationalist Hungarian Guard, one third of the respondents, however, thought that the police's reaction to a subsequent pro-Guard demonstration was much too harsh, the national... [read complete entry]
July 09, 2009, 10:37 CET
Majority in poll disapprove of Budapest's direction, mayor
Some 55% of Budapest residents consider mayor Gábor Demszky unfit for his position or only partly competent, while 40% say he is the right man for the job, according to an opinion poll conducted by the Progresszív and Publicus institutes.... [read complete entry]
July 02, 2009, 10:33 CET
Fidesz and Jobbik strengthen poll positions further
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz and radical nationalist Jobbik have both improved their already strong positions since the European elections, a poll by Szonda Ipsos published in Thursday's national daily Nepszabadsag showed. Since the last poll in May, Fidesz gained 6... [read complete entry]
July 01, 2009, 10:41 CET
Fidesz mayor of Debrecen tops political popularity survey; Orbán gains
Politicians of the main opposition Fidesz party gained in popularity and strengthened their lead over their Socialist rivals in June, pollster Szazadveg-Forsense told MTI on Tuesday. The popularity list is topped by Lajos Kosa, deputy leader of Fidesz and mayor... [read complete entry]
June 26, 2009, 10:09 CET
Poll suggests SZDSZ "obliterated" as support falls below 1%
The liberal Free Democrats are on their way out and the radical nationalist Jobbik is on its way into parliament, pollster Szazadveg said on Thursday. Further, the new green party LMP (Politics can be Different) is catching up with the... [read complete entry]
June 25, 2009, 10:06 CET
Socialists, Jobbik tied in new poll; first dip below 10% for MSZP
Support for the Socialists is 9% among decided voters, the same as for the far-right Jobbik, according to a Nézőpont Institute poll conducted for Heti Válasz. This is the first time that Socialist support has ever polled below 10%, the... [read complete entry]
June 24, 2009, 09:49 CET
Socialist insurgents put pressure on old guard; demand vote on leadership
The young pretenders, in an attempt to oust the old guard of the embattled ruling Socialist Party, are insisting on pursuing a vote of no confidence in the current leadership, having rejected a compromise deal proposed by stalwarts of the... [read complete entry]
June 17, 2009, 09:27 CET
Public split over meddling state president, Fidesz supporter
President László Sólyom is viewed as divisive by 47% of the electorate, while 31% believe that he is a unifying force, a poll commissioned by Progresszív Institute and conducted by Publicus Institute found. Nearly 40% of Fidesz voters believe Sólyom’s... [read complete entry]
June 16, 2009, 11:45 CET
Half of young people yearn for return to "Goulash Communism"
Hungarian youth are divided over whether today's political system is better than the late Kadar era known as "Goulash Communism", according to a survey in Tuesday's Nepszabadsag daily. Just over half of respondents to the Social Policy and Labour Institute... [read complete entry]
June 05, 2009, 12:22 CET
Majority disagrees with Orbán's statement on role of Hungarian MEPs
A total of 53% of the Hungarian population disagrees with Fidesz chairman Viktor Orbán's statement in Esztergom on May 23 that all Hungarian and ethnic Hungarian MEPs elected on Sunday will represent the Carpathian Basin, according to a poll conducted... [read complete entry]
June 05, 2009, 12:15 CET
Stop yer bitchin' and start predictin'
The moment of truth is finally on us. With less than two days to go before Hungarians (and eligible non-Hungarians) start casting their ballots in this year's hot-hot-hotly contested European Parliamentary elections, now seems like the time to quit focusing... [read complete entry]
June 04, 2009, 12:41 CET
Hungary expected to see highest EP election turnout among V4
Hungary will have the highest turnout in the European Parliamentary (EP) elections from among its Visegrad Four peers Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland, according to a poll by Tarki and the Central European Opinion Research Group published on Wednesday. Just... [read complete entry]
June 04, 2009, 09:17 CET
Medián forecasts 16 of 22 EP seats for Fidesz
A moderate turnout and a sweeping Fidesz victory are expected at the June 7 European parliamentary elections, according to a Medián poll commissioned by weekly HVG. Fidesz looks like winning 16 of the 22 seats available, the Socialists five and... [read complete entry]
June 02, 2009, 12:32 CET
Marketing Centrum poll shows Liberals keeping EP seat
Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party could win 15 seats in the European Parliament at the upcoming elections, while the governing Socialists could have 5, and the radical nationalist Jobbik and small liberal Free Democrats one deputy each, according to a... [read complete entry]
June 02, 2009, 08:07 CET
Latest poll suggests Fidesz could win 16 of 22 EP seats in Sunday vote
Support for Hungary's main opposition Fidesz and allied Christian Democratic Party (KDNP) at the upcoming European Parliamentary elections has grown further according to pollster Szazadveg-Forsense. According to the report released on Friday, Fidesz-KDNP could win as many as 16 seats,... [read complete entry]
May 29, 2009, 11:32 CET
Poll finds public support for Jobbik's views deeper than party backing
The views promoted by Hungary's radical nationalist Jobbik party are more popular than the party itself, pollster Median said in a report published by the weekly HVG on Thursday. There are more sympathisers of the Hungarian Guard, a paramilitary organisation... [read complete entry]
May 28, 2009, 10:42 CET
Survey finds MSZP support drops near 10%
The popularity of the ruling Socialist party has dropped to 11 percent, or less than one million supporters, according to a Szonda Ipsos survey, quoted by Thursday's Nepszabadsag daily. The support for the conservative opposition Fidesz party, however, has grown... [read complete entry]
May 27, 2009, 09:42 CET
Fidesz crush Socialists 71%-17% in new poll
The gap between the conservative opposition Fidesz party and the governing Socialists has further widened ahead of the European parliamentary elections, a survey by the pollster Szazadveg-Forsense published on Tuesday revealed. Among decided voters Fidesz is favoured by 71 percent,... [read complete entry]
May 22, 2009, 10:37 CET
Survey finds Hungarians, British most leery of EU membership
Hungarians and Britons view EU membership the least favourably, while the majority of EU citizens view it favourably in general, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Paris-based Foundation for Political Innovation. Only 41 percent of Hungarians and 22... [read complete entry]
May 20, 2009, 09:42 CET
Gallup survey finds widespread distrust towards government measures
The majority of Hungarians are distrustful against the government's planned austerity measures, and are of the opinion that its programme is unable to make the country avoid bankruptcy, the Gallup institute said on Tuesday. According to the pollster's survey, conducted... [read complete entry]