Hungary's ruling Fidesz pulls two points ahead of opposition - IDEA survey

FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gestures during the Fidesz party congress in Budapest, Hungary, November 14, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's ruling Fidesz party pulled two percentage points ahead of the opposition alliance, according to a survey of voter intentions by think thank IDEA Institute published on Thursday ahead of a parliamentary election on April 3.

The survey put support for the six united opposition parties at 37% with long-serving nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz on 39%. The institute's December survey showed the two camps tied on 38%.