Orban’s Support Crumbles Weeks Ahead of Hungarian Elections

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s support crumbled less than seven weeks before a parliamentary election, a poll showed, raising the prospect of a landslide victory for an opposition that’s pledged to reverse the country’s slide toward authoritarianism.

The opposition Tisza party of former ruling elite insider Peter Magyar widened its lead to 20 percentage points among decided voters, up from 12 points in mid-January, according to a Median poll published by HVG news website on Wednesday. Tisza leads Orban’s Fidesz 55% to 35% among those who say they’re certain to vote on April 12.