The main Hungarian opposition party Tisza’s lead over long-time Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz shrank slightly in a poll published on Wednesday, as campaigning enters its final month before an April 12 election.
Nationalist Orban faces the biggest challenge to his rule in 16 years, although the outcome of the vote – coming against the backdrop of the Ukraine-Russia war and building economic challenges – remains highly uncertain, with opinion polls showing that many voters are still undecided.
The main Hungarian opposition party Tisza’s lead over long-time Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz shrank slightly in a poll published on Wednesday, as campaigning enters its final month before an April 12 election.
Nationalist Orban faces the biggest challenge to his rule in 16 years, although the outcome of the vote – coming against the backdrop of the Ukraine-Russia war and building economic challenges – remains highly uncertain, with opinion polls showing that many voters are still undecided.
Magyar has said his party would curb corruption, unlock billions of euros in frozen European Union funds to boost the economy, and firmly anchor Hungary in the EU and NATO.
Fidesz has pointed to other surveys that still show it on course to victory, though opponents – who criticise Orban for harming the rule of law and keeping warm ties with Russia – say these have mainly been conducted by institutes with financial or personal ties to the ruling party.
