Hungarian Ruling Party's Support Slightly Dips, Fidesz Stabilizes: Poll

Support for Hungary's ruling Tisza party, led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, has seen a slight decline in July compared to the previous month. However, the opposition Fidesz party has managed to stabilize its position. Despite the dip, Tisza continues to command the support of a two-thirds majority among decided voters.

The July poll by Medián, published by hvg.hu, indicates that Tisza would currently be chosen by 57 percent of the total population. The ruling party's support dropped by 3 to 5 percentage points in the general category. In contrast, Fidesz saw an increase to between 19 and 23 percent support, though this rise is within the margin of error across all respondent categories.

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The poll was conducted without immediate effect after President Tamás Sulyok signed the 17th constitutional amendment, which resulted in his dismissal from the office of head of state, and after chess grandmaster Judit Polgár refused Prime Minister Magyar's invitation to run for president.

The survey was conducted shortly after President Tamás Sulyok signed the 17th constitutional amendment, a move that also led to his removal from the presidential office. It also followed chess grandmaster Judit Polgár's refusal of Prime Minister Magyar's invitation to run for president. According to the poll, two-thirds of Hungarians found it concerning that Tisza's anticipated public discussion about the presidential role did not occur. Conversely, 22 percent felt it was appropriate for the ruling party to quickly address the vacant presidential position.

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Two-thirds of Hungarians described as disturbing that the Tisza-announced social discussion about the person of the president of the republic did not take place, while 22 percent described it as correct that the ruling party quickly reacted to the vacant presidential office.