Poll: Hungary’s opposition party Tisza leads over ruling Fidesz

The opposition Tisza Party led by Péter Magyar is ahead of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party by 9–13 percentage points across different voter categories, according to a new poll by the Publicus Institute.

Among decided voters, Tisza receives 52%, while Fidesz stands at 39%, giving a 13-point lead, Caliber.Az reports, citing Hungarian media.

Overall in the poll, Tisza receives 38%, while Fidesz stands at 29%.

Among those certain to vote, the figures stand at 45% versus 34%.

The survey was conducted between April 7 and 9 among 1,004 respondents and is representative of Hungary’s adult population.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov