POLL – Fidesz maintains lead over opposition

Budapest, June 10 (MTI) – The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democratic alliance maintained its lead over the opposition parties in June, a fresh poll released by Századvég on Friday showed.

In the whole sample, support for Fidesz-KDNP was 29 percent, for radical nationalist Jobbik 13 percent, for the Socialists 9 percent and for the Democratic Coalition (DK) 5 percent. The green LMP party captured 3 percent and Egyutt 1 percent, both below the parliamentary threshold of 5 percent, the poll said.

Among decided voters Fidesz-KDNP stood at 44 percent, Jobbik at 24 percent and the Socialists 16 percent. DK garnered 8 percent among decided voters, LMP captured 4 percent and Egyutt 1 percent.

The pollster noted that as the “largest centre-right people’s party” Fidesz has been at the top of the polls since the summer of 2006.

Szazadveg conducted the poll between June 1 and 5 by phone with a sample of 1,000 adults.

Source: mtva.hu