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Elections in Hungary: What do the polls say?

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25 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Medián is currently considered among the most accurate pollsters in Hungary”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Medián's accuracy as a pollster.
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“Medián predicts a two-thirds majority in parliament for opposition party Tisza”
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쥡No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Medián's prediction for Tisza's majority.
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“Most other pollsters estimate a smaller lead for Tisza compared to Medián's prediction”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about other pollsters' estimates for Tisza's lead.
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“Few pollsters predict the ruling Fidesz party will narrowly ahead”
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Wikipedia entries discuss the 2026 election context and parties involved but do not mention specific pollster predictions about Fidesz's narrow lead.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary elections are to be held in Hungary on 12 April 2026 to elect all 199 members of the National Assembly of Hungary. The incumbent Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, who has held pol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fidesz–KDNP Party Alliance (Hungarian: Fidesz–KDNP pártszövetség), formerly also known as the Alliance of Hungarian Solidarity (Hungarian: Magyar Szolidaritás Szövetsége), is a Christian nationalist f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidesz–KDNP
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Respect and Freedom Party, commonly known by its Hungarian abbreviation Tisza Party, is a conservative centre-right pro-European political party in Hungary founded in 2020. It rapidly rose to prom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisza_Party
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“Hungary's parliamentary election is shaping up to be the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during his 16 years in charge”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 April 2018. The elections were the second since the adoption of a new constitution, which came into force on 1 January 2012. The result was a victory…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Hungarian_parliamentary_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance ([ˈfidɛs]; Hungarian: Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség [ˈfidɛs ˈmɒɟɒr ˈpolɡaːri ˈsøvɛt͡ʃːeːɡ]) is a Christian nationalist far-right political party in Hungary led by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidesz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Viktor Mihály Orbán (Hungarian: [ˈviktor ˈorbaːn] ; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who has been the 56th prime minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office fro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Orbán
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“Polling agencies show significantly different outcomes with overall trends favoring the opposition Tisza Party”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about poll agencies showing divergent outcomes favoring Tisza.
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“A survey by Medián has support for Tisza at 58% and Fidesz at 33%”
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Wikipedia entries mention opinion polling for the 2026 election but do not include the specific survey results (58% for Tisza, 33% for Fidesz) cited in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 European Parliament elections in Hungary were held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the first European election to take place after Brexit and on the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungarian: Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt, [ˈkɛrɛsteːɲdɛmokrɒtɒ ˈneːpːaːrt], KDNP [ˈkaːdeːɛmpeː]) is a right-wing Christian democratic political party in Hungary.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Democratic_People's_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the run-up to the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election which is expected to be held on 12 April 2026, various organizations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Hungary. The resu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2026_H…
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“Other pollsters including Publicus Institute, Závecz Research, 21 Research Centre, Republikon Institute, IDEA Institute and Iránytű Institute show Tisza ahead of Fidesz at lower but still significant rates”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about other pollsters' predictions for Fidesz's win.
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“Magyar Társadalomkutató, Alapjogokért Centre, XXI. Század Institute and Nézőpont are the only pollsters to predict that Fidesz will end up on the winning side”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about specific pollsters predicting Fidesz's victory.
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“A series of government scandals have worked against Orbán's governing Fidesz party according to polling agencies”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about government scandals affecting Fidesz's standing.
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“Four pollsters - Medián, Iránytű Intézet, 21 Research Centre and IDEA Intézet - published their most recent figures in the final week before the election showing Tisza has widened its lead over Fidesz”
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“Nézőpont Institute published its most recent figures last week predicting a narrow Fidesz majority”
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“Medián predicts a nearly two-thirds majority for Tisza”
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“Polling agency Medián is considered one of the most accurate on Hungarian elections”
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“Four years ago, Medián predicted a two-thirds majority for Fidesz just days before the election, which turned out to have only slightly overestimated support for the opposition by a few seats”
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“Medián has now produced a seat projection based on its five most recent surveys predicting that Tisza can expect to secure between 138 and 143 out of 199 seats in parliament”
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“Medián's methodology consisted of five telephone surveys in the last week of February and March, using three different call centres and a total sample of 5,000 people”
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“If proven accurate, the result would mean Fidesz lost a quarter of its base from the 2022 elections”
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“Age is the biggest determining factor for voting intentions, with education in second place”
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“Three-quarters of those under 30 intend to vote for Tisza”
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“The far-right Mi Hazánk party is predicted to secure 5-6 seats”
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“The analysis by aHang and 21 Research Centre shows 51% of respondents want a government change”
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“Nézőpont Institute's prediction of a 6% margin between Fidesz and Tisza”
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“Minister of the Prime Minister's office Gergely Gulyás admitted winning a two-thirds majority belongs in the realm of miracles”
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“Gulyás replied that anything above 100 seats would be a gift for Fidesz”
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