Budapest (MTI) – Political conflicts and developments since the local council elections in October have left the balance of political forces mostly unchanged according to think-tank Szazadveg.
A recent poll sent to MTI on this week showed that ruling centre-right Fidesz remained the strongest political force and the current situation is almost exactly like it was in late 2010.
In the camp of “active voters” who regularly cast their votes at elections showed that compared to October, the popularity of Fidesz dropped by 4 percentage points but the left-wing parties were unable to increase their popularity.
In November, Fidesz stood at 37 percent, radical nationalist Jobbik at 14 percent, the opposition Socialists at 9 percent, green party LMP at 6 percent, the Democratic Coalition at 5 percent and Egyutt (Together) at 3 percent. Jobbik increased its popularity by 1 percent from October but Fidesz’s lead is still more than two-fold, Szazadveg said.
At the end of 2010, after the local council elections, the popularity of the ruling party also dropped and in November 2010 it stood at the same level as currently.
However, while in November 2010, only 28 percent of people said things were going in the right direction, currently 32 percent shared this view.
Additionally, whereas in November 2010, some 39 percent had a positive view of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, currently 46 percent of the respondents said this.
The poll was conducted between November 6 and 26 on a representative sample of 2,700 voting-age people.
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