A central element of the 2026 Fidesz campaign was to highlight Viktor Orbán’s experience, age, and the resulting suitability for the office of prime minister. The ruling parties are striving to highlight Orbán’s experience, seriousness, and importance on the international stage, while portraying Péter Magyar as a scandal-prone tabloid figure and warning their voters against change. Although party preference data shows that the majority still wants a change in government, we do not know to what extent the government’s propaganda highlighting Péter Magyar’s incompetence and lack of seriousness has been effective; so, in conjunction with Republikon’s March party preference survey, we asked respondents which party leader they considered more suitable for the position of prime minister.
The full analysis can be read at the link below.