Orban’s Party Loses Lead in Second Opinion Poll in Hungary
- Peter Magyar’s Tisza party now a serious challenge to Orban
- Wednesday’s poll marked first time Orban’s party lost lead
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The party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban slipped behind that of his upstart challenger Peter Magyar in a second opinion poll in as many days, pointing to a potentially close parliamentary election in 2026.
The survey by Publicus Institute published by Nepszava newspaper Thursday put support for Magyar’s Tisza party at 24% among the entire population, 1 percentage point ahead of the ruling Fidesz. The breakdown among decided voters was 39% for Tisza versus 37% for Fidesz. The poll was carried out between Oct. 11-18 among 1,000 people.