POLL: Fidesz is the most popular, Jobbik is the strongest opposition party

Among committed voters, the governing alliance of Fidesz and the Christian Democrats has more potential votes in the bag, 54 percent, in the upcoming general election than all the opposition parties combined, according a fresh poll by the pro-government Nézőpont Institute released on Saturday. 

In the survey of 2,000 voting-age adults conducted between January 3 and 21, 40 percent of the entire sample expressed a preference for the ruling alliance, an increase of 3 percentage points compared to Nézőpont’s December reading. The opposing Jobbik party notched up 7 percent, its worst result since 2014, while the Socialists stayed at 5 percent and the leftist Democratic Coalition seems to be stuck at 4 percent.

The green LMP party was preferred by 3 percent and Momentum had the support of 2 percent. The smaller parties, including Párbeszéd and Együtt, each had a backing of 1 percent.

Among decided voters, Fidesz would receive 54 percent, Jobbik 13 percent, the Socialists 9 percent, the Democratic Coalition and LMP 8 percent each, while Momentum would have 3 percent and the other small parties 1 percent each, according to Nézőpont.

They are the most and least popular party leaders

Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the leftist Democratic Coalition, and Gábor Vona, head of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, are the least popular party leaders in Hungary, with net approval ratings of 22 percent and 30 percent, respectively, according to the survey by the pro-government Nézőpont Institute.