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Will Orbán win or lose his seat in April? People are wagering USD millions on the answer
You can bet on just about anything these days—including the outcome of Hungary’s 2026 general election. And markets, it turns out, have a knack for calling the shots with uncanny accuracy. Government-friendly think tanks insist Fidesz holds a commanding lead, but independent pollsters claim the Tisza Party has surged ahead since last November, nursing a lead of several hundred thousand voters that could even secure a supermajority.
Yes or No: the crypto betting game
Enter Polymarket, a decentralised prediction market where punters wager cryptocurrency on virtually any event—from election results and sporting triumphs to economic twists. No middlemen, total transparency (or so they claim): users simply buy “Yes” or “No” tokens on a given question. Elections? Ticks. Football finals? Covered. Stock market surprises? All in.
A Forbes piece from August quoted Hungarian-born dollar billionaire Tamás Péterffy predicting that platforms like Polymarket could eclipse stock exchanges within two decades. The site has already shone: investors nailed Donald Trump’s thumping 2024 victory—and even called individual state results—while pollsters foresaw a nail-biter. (It’s banned in the US, incidentally.)
Yet the crowd isn’t infallible. Punters badly misfired on Poland’s presidential election, prompting experts to urge caution. Some argue Polymarket’s hits are outnumbered by misses. Adding spice: Trump’s son joined its advisory board last year, injecting millions in funding.
Orbán or Magyar: where’s the smart money?
Fringe contenders like DK leader Klára Dobrev and Mi Hazánk’s László Toroczkai draw peanuts—victory odds under 1 per cent, per the market.
It’s a straight shoot-out between Viktor Orbán and Péter Magyar, with bets tilting 53-47 towards Magyar’s win (and Orbán’s defeat). On the specific question of Orbán losing, 55 per cent of the pot agrees. Total stakes? Already millions of dollars—and the bigger the pool, the sharper the collective wisdom, experts say. That’s why Polymarket aced Trump: a whopping $3.5 billion sloshed around.
Polymarket seems to mirror the polls’ wobble
The trendlines from pollsters hold firm here too. Last August, Magyar and Tisza led 60-40; that edge has since withered. Independent surveys echo the shift, blaming a barrage of government handouts ahead of the vote—weapons bonuses, 13th and 14th-month pensions, tax breaks, and home-creation loans. Furthermore, in weeks, Trump may come to Hungary in order to help his close friend secure the upcoming election.
Medián’s latest poll gives Tisza a 40-33 edge across the full population. The lead swells among decided voters and firm intenders, but experts dismiss that as misleading; with the April Hungarian general election this close, the whole electorate matters most. Political analyst Gábor Török deems Medián’s margin—if accurate—”unassailable”.
My daddy’s side of the family, The Hungarians, were big betters. In fact, my granddaddy left his family’s successful grocery business to become a bookmaker. Between 1915-1935 he made an unbelievable amount of money.
However, his profession was destroyed when New York State took over betting from the private bookmakers at the horseracing tracks.
I do not bet, and the reason why is that it can become a bad habit. Also, to bet successfully, you must do an incredible amount of research work, and, as well, have constructed a system of counterbetting. The system is very hard to construct and you really better know what you are doing.
That said, if I were to channel my Better’s blood bet on The Hungarian Election, I would bet now, while odds are more favourable, and I would bet on the incumbent, Orbán Viktor to win.
Why would I bet on Viktor to win?
Because A. the polls I trust show he is in the lead against Magyar. B. Because I feel it down to my toes that very soon, there is going to be a Russian-style rolling artillery barrage of information on Magyar Peter, and his backers, that will scare off at least 5% of those who are currently planning to vote for him.
All the wild-cards are in Viktor’s favour and only one is in Magyar’s favour – one he seems unwilling to play it.
As to those who will be scared of from voting for Magyar, by the disclosures in February and March, DK, Mi Hazánk, and the Two-Tailed Dog party will benefit, each making the minimum 5% to qualify.
My intuition tells me that the final result will be Viktor 42-43 … Magyar 38-39.
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Nice AI answer
“Flogging a DEAD Horse”.
POWER of the people of Hungary that underneath millions in silence that will RISE come Spring of 2026 to effect the outing – the voting out of office – the DOWNFALL of Victor Mihaly. Orban and his Fidesz Government.
DOOMED – that through the people of Hungary, an “ageing” declining in population number, from cities, town’s, villages and hamlets – the MESSAGE has awaken them, the country, the FUTURE of Hungary sits in a perilous place delivered their over near on (20) twenty years by (2) terms as Hungary’s prime minister – Victor Mihaly. Orban and his Fidesz Government.
It STRENGTHENS – across “all stations in life” of Hungarians that the name Victor Mihaly. Orban and Fidesz – have NOTHING, absolutely Nothing, nothing to contribute to give – to the FUTURE of Hungary – NOTHING.
Nonsense. Go Orban !
We just saw the brilliant leaders of europe turn on the US – somehow that isn’t news here. From the Half million men and there familes who died to save europe and trillions spent that set eastern europe free a big FU. Orban is the leader of any sane leaders in europe this while the EU pushes to put boots on the ground in Ukraine – the only thing that stopping it is Trump and his contempt for the clowns leading the EU. Half its member countries exist today because of the US
True!
The astroturfing is real.
Still, even the psyops polls can’t keep up a lie so great. That’s the reason for the Tisza support withering away.