Should Hungary leave the EU? Orbán’s attacks have this effect on Hungarians, latest poll
The Orbán government has been attacking the European Union system for years, with several national campaigns launched, and the current hostility is still directed against the EU leadership. There is also constant vilification of the European Commission in the government media, but it seems that the majority of Hungarians have a different opinion from the government.
A Republikon poll showed that four years ago 76 percent said Hungary should remain a member of the EU, while in February this year, 79 percent said it should. Only 16 percent of those polled would vote to leave the EU, a four percentage point increase on 2021, so government propaganda has not been entirely ineffective. Viktor Orbán’s views are not fully shared by his own voter base, but the impact of the anti-Brussels propaganda is being felt among Fidesz voters.
Here, the proportion of pro-Huxit voters has almost doubled in four years, and 31% are now voting to leave the EU. But even so, an overwhelming majority of Fidesz voters are pro-EU, with 69% voting to remain. This is interesting because a massive majority support staying in the EU, and often the Government tends to base its party policy on opinion polls. This does not seem to be the case here, although it is clear that a large proportion of Fidesz voters would prefer a reconciliation and peaceful relationship with the Hungarian Government.
The survey also looked at support for the EU among key social groups. “Older, lower-educated respondents living in small towns, the most stable voter base for Fidesz, tend to be anti-EU, while younger, higher-educated respondents living in cities, who are typically opposition, are also pro-EU. That said, there is not a single social group where support for EU membership has fallen below 74 percent,” Republikon writes.
Supporters of the radical right-wing Mi Hazánk are the most Eurosceptic, but a narrow majority (51%) would still remain in the EU.
Tisza is the most pro-European, with 97 percent of his voters in favour of staying in the EU, 91 percent of the other opposition members and 89 percent of the undecideds would not leave the EU.
It is also interesting that the switch from the forint to the euro is the will of the majority of Hungarian society, which the Hungarian government is clearly going against.
As we wrote yesterday, Hungarian foreign minister Szijjártó criticises allies and spares Russia in an interview with Russian media – WATCH HERE
Chance of bias at Republikon, however they do some interesting stuff!
https://en.republikon.hu/research.aspx
Hungary leaving the EU is the best thing for the EU. No more Viktator!
Neutrality is the answer.
were hungarians neutral in ww1, ww2, 1956 etc?
hungarians do seem to have an uncanny knack for choosing the wrong side….
Recognizing that the E.U. is deeply flawed and in dire need of reform lest it spectacularly implodes down the line is not the same as wanting to leave it wholesale.
But, of course, such nuances are lost in the two-dimensional, black-and-white world of the low-resolution anti-everything-Orban “thinkers.”
Steiner Michael – Fidesz Party Member that in ALL contributions as a commentator, never takes nor able to take a position of ”Neutrality” – just ”brain dead” saturated in the ”Dogma” of the ”Judas” of European and Global DEMOCRACY – an accepted FACT – Victor Mihaly. Orban.
Steiner his comments in writing organism, head out of his apartment window, of a fleet of, as he called them ”Commie”cars – down ”its” utca, off for a film shot, and no doubt for a return to those in-glorious bleak and DARK days, under Communistic Governance and a Dictatorship.
Steiners Wife – he tells us of Hungarian birth, possible, the ”wedding” car was a Russian build vehicle //
Truth is Truth.
Facts & Truth – ”lethal” – COMBINATION.
It is TIME, through just not the ”on-going” Russian War on the Ukraine, but the impact in Europe & Globally, the decisions, the Policies coming out of the Oval Office in Washington D.C. – orchestrated, designed by the SUFFERER of Dystopia – the ”current” President of the United States of America – Donald J. Trump.
It’s TIME – for the (26) countrys of the European Union, excluding Hungary, using the LAWS of Membership available to them, in being a Member country of the ”Family” of European Countrys, the CREED of Membership being – DEMOCRACY to ”Oust” – Hungary.
Trumps – dystopia – Victor Mihaly. Orbans on-going acts of being the ”Judas” globally accepted of DEMOCRACY – the NEED of CHANGE call them PRIORITIES that MUST be urgently addressed and acted on, by the European Union – in SOLIDARITY – the AGAIN global re-shaping / re-structuring of Europe – the Global World, its NEED to ”re-invent” itself, that EXHIBITS – the POWER of DEMOCRACY.
The European Union if it doesn’t return, in its NEEDED re-shaping to PRIMARY core factors in the conduct of its REPRESENTATION – what its ALL aimed at ACHIEVING, if this does NOT happen, it will continue to DEEPENED the grave picture, the FUTURE picture of Europe, its literally ”handing over” to Russia – broadsheet – to Putin’s ”Mother Russia”.
Maybe the term of to ”earn your keep” – in there, what is NEEDED from the European Union.
Its TIME .
Churchill said, remembering that History NEVER Lies ;
” Sometimes our best is simple not good enough.
We have to DO what is REQUIRED”.
The serious of what I commentate, if the European Union don’t in SOLIDARITY make the NEEDED changes, the outing of Orbans – Hungary inclusive, it can’t be DISMISSED, that Europe descends into the abys, of a NEW Dark age.
The EU wants to spend 87 million plus a trillion $ to keep the killing going in Ukraine and put troops on the ground.
Its shocking the the stupidity that is going on in the EU/UK Its to the point its beyond saving. The UK to be the first to go. Brexit was to save it from what was happening in the EU. The powers that be in the UK push EU direction faster after two elections to exit. They would ignore the results of thee people and arrest anyone who doesnt agree with them. 3500 arrest in one year.