Most Hungarians back Magyar’s plan for a new constitution, poll finds

Peter Magyar’s plans to rebuild Hungary’s state institutions have won majority support, according to a new Publicus poll. Sixty-one percent of respondents said they favored adopting a new constitution, while 24 percent wanted to retain the current basic law.

The result gives Magyar’s government political room to pursue a constitutional referendum, which the prime minister said in June could take place next summer. His cabinet plans to begin the constitutional reform process in the autumn.

The survey also examined whether the Tisza party should use all available legal means to dismantle the system created by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Twenty-seven percent said such action would be permissible, while the same share said the current government’s use of its two-thirds parliamentary majority was unacceptable. Thirty-six percent considered Magyar’s actions justified, but said the government should exercise particular caution and use its powers only to improve public life.

Respondents also assessed President András Baka, appointed with the support of the Tisza majority after Tamás Sulyok was removed from office. Fifty percent considered Baka suitable for the presidency, 20 percent said he was unsuitable and 30 percent had no opinion.

Publicus conducted the telephone survey from Aug. 18 to 25, 2026, among 1,006 people.