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