Hungarian Opposition Beats Orbán's Party In Voter Polls

• 27.01.2026, 12:52

Parliamentary elections will be held on April 12.

Hungarian opposition party Tisza Peter Madjar has maintained a 10 percent lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party in opinion polls.

This is reported by Telex.

A new poll conducted from January 19 to 24 by Zavecz Research shows that the opposition Tisa party has 49% support, up from 47% in November.

At the same time, Fidesz received 39% of the vote, compared to 38% in November.

According to the poll, the Tisa party had a predominant support of 41% among voters under the age of 39, while Fidesz leads among voters over the age of 59 with a result of 38%.

The poll showed that the ruling party is winning among those with primary education, those living in small towns or rural areas. In villages, Fidesz leads by a margin of 40% to 36%.

Tisza mainly has an advantage among voters with higher education, as well as city dwellers. In Hungary's capital, the opposition party has twice as many voters, 44% versus 21%, according to the poll.

Another poll in Hungary conducted in early January showed that 40% of respondents would vote for Tisza. Fidesz was supported by 33%.

Hungary's parliamentary elections will be held on April 12.

Orban has previously said he is not afraid of losing the next election, and said he considers Brussels, not opposition leader Peter Madjar, to be his main rival.