Unexpected: Fidesz’s support falls after a long time

According to the results of a representative opinion poll conducted by the IDEA Institute between 28 July and 9 August 2023, the popularity of the governing parties (Fidesz-KDNP) has declined slightly for the first time this year compared to the last survey period.

Despite a larger-than-usual shift, none of the opposition parties managed to increase their support. Thus, it is questionable how long the decline in support for the governing parties will prove to be lasting, napi.hu writes.

As the summer drew to a close, support for the governing parties fell below 30% again after a long period. At the beginning of August, 27 percent of adults would have voted for Fidesz-KDNP, a 3% drop in support for the party among the population as a whole and a 2% drop among those who were sure voters compared to the previous month.

If parliamentary elections had been held in Hungary in July 2023…

…the victory of Fidesz-KDNP would still not have been threatened by the opposition;
…the second strongest party, the Democratic Coalition (DK), would have won 12% of the total population. This would have meant a 20% share of the vote among the party voters who were certain to vote;
Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland), Momentum and most likely the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party would have crossed the 5% threshold.

The share of Fidesz-KDNP voters among the total population has fallen significantly, by around 8 percentage points since July 2022.

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4 Comments

Larry says:

24/08/2023 at 17:22

The disarray of the Hungarian opposition parties and leadership has gone on for an extraordinary length of time. Hungary needs an opposition leader with strong communication skills who can put out an effective message. The problem now is that even if one comes along the Hungarian media will not provide air-time and will present all events in a Fidesz skewed format. What we may now be seeing, however, is the thin edge of the wedge appear in Fidesz support as the public becomes increasingly dissatisfied with life in Hungary and starts pointing the finger of blame at Orban and his party no matter what they try to say about outside forces causing all of your problems.
Géza Hegedűs says:

24/08/2023 at 22:28

If Mi Hazánk really got the media attention they deserve, hey would end up much higher in the polls.

Look at what these people really talk about. It is the only serious movement/party who has the interest of the Hungarian people in mind next to a healthy dose of common sense.

Mi Hazánk is absolutely newsworthy!
Michael Steiner says:

25/08/2023 at 07:54

Fidesz is subject to such an unrelenting campaign of unremitting assault by the media, nongovernmental organizations and “charities,” labor unions, “academia, and foreign actors that it’s nothing short of miraculous it took this long for its popularity to dip. I sure hope people wisen up to what’s going on and don’t fall for the far-Left’s propaganda.
Dishevelment / Disarray: says:

25/08/2023 at 08:38

Concur with comments of Larry.
The “Fidesz” image has cracked, and citizens in DROVES are starting to realize that Orban, has sent Hungary into a BLACK Hole, that is effecting the daily lives of millions in Hungary.
Hungary our FUTURE is NOT the Orban/Fidesz ideology – or Political plan, that daily we witness is FAILING us.