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Fidesz still far ahead in polls, despite spreading gloom

Friday, March 31st, 2023

A liberal analyst finds a striking contradiction between growing public pessimism about their own prospects and the continued support the ruling party enjoys among voters. READ MORE

Twin-tailed Dog Party slammed for ‘playing into Fidesz’s hands’

Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

A liberal pundit doesn’t believe that a party solely based on vitriolic sarcasm can advance the cause of democracy.

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’Partizán’ posts film about ’the agony of the MSZP’

Saturday, October 22nd, 2022

The nationwide left-wing daily suspects a deliberate political design behind a documentary by an opposition-minded influencer, who depicts the Socialist Party on the verge of extinction. READ MORE

Fidesz keeps strong lead – latest poll

Wednesday, September 14th, 2022

A left-wing commentator is disheartened by the passive reaction of the population to what he sees as worsening conditions throughout the country. He blames the opposition for failing to provide an attractive alternative to the government. READ MORE

Fidesz reported to lose support after restrictions

Thursday, August 4th, 2022

A left-wing and a pro-government pundit comment on a survey by a left-wing pollster company which suggests a rapid decline in Fidesz support. READ MORE

Conflicting views on the demise of the Socialist Party

Saturday, July 2nd, 2022

As pollsters consistently measure the MSZP beneath the 5 percent parliamentary threshold, a pro-government commentator declares that the Socialist Party is de facto defunct. A Socialist author, on the other hand, believes it is the key component of the opposition alliance. READ MORE

Last polls before the election

Friday, April 1st, 2022

All the pollster companies project a Fidesz victory in the Sunday election, but a former conservative MP who is now a supporter of the opposition is still hopeful that Fidesz will be defeated on Sunday. Centrist and pro-government pundits on the other hand take Fidesz victory for granted. READ MORE

Conflicting polls on the chances of the opposition

Saturday, December 18th, 2021

Based on a yet unpublished but leaked opinion poll, a left-wing outlet castigates the opposition for ceding the initiative and the lead to the government side, while the left-wing nationwide daily publishers poll results which show the opposition ahead of Fidesz. READ MORE

Opposition and government neck and neck

Friday, August 27th, 2021

A leading pollster finds no substantial changes in the popularity of the two opposing camps among the electorate. He characterises the race as extremely tight at this juncture. READ MORE

An analysis of the failure of opinion polls in the US

Friday, November 6th, 2020

As the result of the US election was still too early to call, a centrist analyst ponders the failure by pollsters to predict the closeness of the presidential race and concludes that this reveals deep problems within American democracy. READ MORE