Analyses and research
Analyses and research
- Republikon’s latest party preference poll is now available! - Party support in March 2026
- Two weeks before the election, Tisza has gained ground within the margin of error, widening its lead over Fidesz-KDNP. Péter Magyar’s party leads Fidesz-KDNP by 6 percentage points among the general population, with the score at 37-31. Among party voters and definite party voters, Tisza leads by 9 percentage points, with the score at 49-40 in bo...
More - An Ocean of Problems
- Voters consider the poor state of the Hungarian economy and the high cost of living to be the most serious problem, according to Republikon’s survey conducted alongside its February party preference measurement.
The full report is available at the following link.
More - What Do We Know About the Undecided?
- In Hungary, approximately 23 percent of the adult population (1.8 million people) remains undecided, a group characterized by being predominantly over 40, residents of rural towns, and concerned primarily with economic and cost-of-living issues. While 35 percent of these voters would prefer Péter Magyar as Prime Minister compared to 20 percent f...
More - Battle of Ideas
- Right-wing, conservative values are the most common in Hungary, but only every third person identifies with them – according to the research by Republikon, conducted simultaneously with the February party preference survey. 1 The liberal worldview is the second most popular, with every fourth person placing themselves in this ideological group. ...
More - Will there be change, should there be change?
- Hungarian political campaigns often revolve around the prime ministerial candidates, This is particularly true of the current election campaign, which is clearly a contest between Viktor Orbán and Péter Magyar, after Magyar was able to win over the overwhelming majority of opposition voters with his promise of a change of government following a ...
More - Republikon’s latest party preference survey is now available
- If parliamentary elections were held this Sunday, a four-party parliament would likely be formed, with Tisza, Fidesz–KDNP, Mi Hazánk, and the Two-Tailed Dog Party entering the National Assembly. In February, party preferences changed only within the margin of error. The Tisza Party continues to hold a stable lead over the governing parties. The ...
More - Popularity indicators of Hungarian politicians
- We often refer to our monthly party preference survey as a ”popularity contest”, but in the 2026 election race, voter preferences are more indicative of the individual political personas of politicians, rather than political parties. Voters primarily follow the media duel between Péter Magyar and Viktor Orbán, who are the leaders of the two curr...
More - Party support in October
- In October, the Tisza Party is ahead of Fidesz-KDNP by 6 percentage points among the entire population, 30 percent would vote for Péter Magyar’s party. TISZA has gained 2 percentage points among the party voters, resulting in an 8-percentage-point lead over the current government parties, making the score 43-35. 44 percent of the decided voters ...
More - One year of public media II.
- Democratic control, transparency, and impartiality in the operation of public service media are key to a free public sphere and informed decision-making by voters. The joint monitoring report by the Republikon Institute and Connect Europe, which is the first half-yearly report of a one-year project, for the period February-July 2025, attempts to...
More - Party preferences - August
- In August, the balance of power between the parties changed within the margin of error. The Tisza Party leads over Fidesz-KDNP by 4 percentage points among the total population, by 5 percentage points among party voters, and by 6 percentage points among committed party voters. The score is 30-26 among the total population, 39-34 among party vote...
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