Government-close poll suggests that PM Orbán should not be afraid of the 2026 elections

Fully 61 percent of Hungarian voters, including 40 percent of the opposition Tisza Party’s supporters, say there is no need to hold early elections in Hungary, according to a Nézőpont Institute survey published on Saturday. PM Orbán and his Fidesz made it clear before that early elections are not on the cards.

Hungarians do not want early elections

In its commentary, the think-tank said a vast majority of the survey’s respondents disagreed with Tisza leader Peter Magyar’s recent call for early elections. Fully 61 percent of active voters say Hungary should wait until 2026 when the next general election is due to be held, with only 33 percent saying an early election is necessary, Nézőpont said.

The think-tank noted that Magyar had already called for early elections in the past, pointing out that the share of those agreeing with the call for an early ballot was smaller this time around than in April last year, when 37 percent would have backed holding an election before 2026.

The survey also found that four out of ten Tisza voters do not support the party leader’s demand, 32 percent say Hungary should wait until next year’s elections, while 7 percent could not or did not want to answer the question. Altogether 61 percent of the party’s sympathisers support Magyar’s call for early elections.

Nézőpont conducted the survey on the second week of January.

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Featured image: PM Orbán and Péter Magyar in the Europeal Parliament.