New polls challenge Fidesz’s political and ideological hegemony
Today I would like to cover three opinion polls which, when combined, may give us a better picture of the political situation and the Hungarian population’s frame of mind at the moment. The first one,...
View ArticleThe Hungarian opposition shows signs of life
Momentum’s victory The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures;...
View ArticleFrom football to fear: Recent opinion polls in Hungary
Today is devoted to polls. Please don’t worry, the post will not be full of numbers. I will concentrate on the big picture. My first topic is Hungarians’ feelings for football. I think that talking...
View ArticleOrbán predicts MSZP’s demise in his state of the nation address
Reading foreign assessments of Viktor Orbán’s major speeches is an intriguing exercise. Even though most of the articles are based on reports by large international news services like Reuters, AP, and...
View ArticleNew opinion polls in Hungary offer hope to the opposition
Lately, three separate opinion polls have indicated that Fidesz, most likely suffering under the burden of a badly managed pandemic, is at risk of losing the 2022 national election. At the end of...
View ArticleWhat to do after the defeat of Viktor Orbán
A debate has been taking place in the last few months as hopes for an electoral victory of the united opposition are growing. More and more commentators, especially legal scholars, consider the time...
View ArticleDiscord follows Péter Márki-Zay on the campaign trail
After a quick glance at developments abroad, I’m returning to the home front, starting with three new opinions polls, as if we had not had enough already. The first to appear was Medián’s...
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