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Orbán's candidates face potential losses in several Hungarian constituencies – poll
Opposition party Tisza is poised to challenge long-serving Fidesz MPs in key districts ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections on 12 April.
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Candidates from the opposition Tisza party are showing strong chances of defeating long-serving MPs from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán;s ruling Fidesz party in several key constituencies ahead of Hungary's parliamentary elections on 12 April.
Source: European Pravda, citing the results of polls by 21 Research Centre commissioned by the Tisza party, as reported by Hungarian news outlet Telex
Details: Opposition candidates are leading even in some constituencies where Fidesz secured a decisive victory four years ago with over 50% of the vote.
The situation is particularly challenging for Orbán's party in cities including Baja, Székesfehérvár, Miskolc and Pécs and in several districts around Budapest.
The biggest surprise is the constituency of Baja (Bács-Kiskun County 6th constituency), where Fidesz representative Róbert Zsigó has not lost an election since 1998. He beat the opposition by 24.5 percentage points in 2022. However, according to the latest poll, he trails Tisza candidate Bence Csontos, with a 49% to 45% gap in favour of the opposition candidate among voters who have made up their minds.
The research shows a rapid shift in electoral preferences in the period leading up to the elections. For instance, in Dabas (Pest County 13th constituency) there was effectively a tie between candidates at the end of February, but during March the Tisza candidate's rating rose by six points while support for the ruling party candidate fell.
Experts noted that Fidesz is in a difficult position despite fielding incumbent MPs in almost all constituencies. Even though these candidates are much better known than their Tisza rivals, the appetite for change appears strong.
The polls were conducted via telephone interviews in February and March 2026, with samples of 600 to 800 people per constituency and a margin of error of 4%.
Background:
Recently, István Orosz, mayor of the Hungarian town of Bátonyterenye, announced his departure from the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP), part of the governing coalition, and called for support for the Tisza candidate.
On 27 March, Orbán faced an unusually large group of counter-demonstrators at an election campaign rally, forcing him to raise his voice to continue.
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