Hungary's opposition Tisza retains lead over PM Orban's Fidesz, poll shows

FILE PHOTO: Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, waves a Hungarian flag at a rally near the venue of ruling Fidesz party closed doors meeting where Prime Minister Viktor Orban discusses campaign issues with party officials in Kotcse, Hungary September 7, 2025. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo//File Photo

BUDAPEST, April ⁠9 (Reuters) - Hungary's centre-right Tisza party ⁠leads Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ‌ruling Fidesz ahead of a parliamentary election scheduled for Sunday, a poll showed ​on Thursday.

Nationalist Orban faces ⁠the biggest ⁠challenge to his rule in 16 ⁠years, although ‌the large number of undecided voters means ⁠the outcome of the election is ​uncertain.

Tisza, ‌led by former government insider ⁠Peter Magyar, ​had the support of 50% of decided voters, while 37% ⁠backed Fidesz, the poll ​by Idea Institute showed.

The survey, which had a sample size of 1,500, ⁠showed 39% support for Tisza among all voters, with Fidesz backed by 30%. Some 21% ​of respondents said ⁠they had not decided how they ​would vote.

Date Agency Fidesz Tisza Our Undecided

Homela

nd

Mar Idea 30% 39% 4% 21%

29-Apr 4

Mar Iranytu 34% 41% 3% 18%

31-Apr ‌4

Mar 27-30 Publicus 30% 36% 4% 24%

Mar 23-28 21 Research 28% 40% 4% 26%

Centre

Mar ​24-28 Zavecz 31% 39% 4% 20%

Mar 23-26 Republikon 31% 37% 4% 23%

Mar 17-20 Median 30% 46% 3% 18%

(Reporting by Anita KomuvesEditing by Gareth Jones)