Hungarian opposition leads 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 ⁠10 (Reuters) - Hungary's centre-right Tisza party ⁠leads Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ‌ruling Fidesz ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election, a poll published by newspaper Nepszava showed ​on Friday.

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 52% of decided voters, while 39% backed ⁠Fidesz, the poll conducted by ​Publicus Institute showed.

The survey, which had a sample size of 1,000, ⁠showed 38% support for Tisza among all voters, with Fidesz backed by 29%. Some 25% of respondents ​said they had ⁠not decided how they would vote.

Date Agency Fidesz Tisza Our Undecided

Homeland

Apr ​7-9 Publicus 29% 38% 4% 25%

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 Komuves; Editing by Toby Chopra)