66-25: Poll shows dramatic spike in Tisza's popularity since election

According to a recent Medián poll commissioned by HVG and RTL, 56 percent of Hungary's total voting-age population—and two-thirds, or 66 percent, of those eligible to vote—would vote for Tisza. The survey was conducted between April 15 and 20, 2026, i.e., shortly after the election. By that time, Fidesz’s support had dropped significantly; only one-fifth (21 percent) of the voting-age population would vote for them, while among those eligible to vote, only one in four (25 percent) would do so. Mi Hazánk stands at 6 percent.

The “bandwagon effect” is also evident in how people remember their own voting: 59 percent of those surveyed recall putting an X next to Tisza (in reality, this was 53 percent), while far fewer (26 percent) claim they voted for Fidesz, although in reality this figure was 39 percent.

According to RTL News, 54 percent of respondents believe things have been moving in the right direction since Tisza’s victory—a 21-percent increase—while 27 percent believe they have been moving in the wrong direction, which represents a 33-percent decrease. According to the pollster's director Endre Hann, there has never been such a dramatic turnaround in such a short period of time. Respondents were even more optimistic in their assessment of the country's economy following the election.

Péter Magyar commented on Facebook that after “an unprecedented electoral mandate", this was “an unprecedented advantage, and an unprecedented responsibility comes with it. Hungary has spoken: the Hungarian people want a complete regime change and a functioning, humane homeland.”

The results of the poll were published while outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó was giving a live interview to Telex. When presented with the data, he commented: 'It's a good thing the election isn't happening right now. They would have won by an even bigger margin.'

Methodology

The survey was conducted between April 15 and 20, 2026, through telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,000 people. Minor distortions in the sample were corrected using a mathematical method known as weighting, based on data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), so that the sample accurately reflects the composition of the voting-age population by type of settlement, gender, age, and educational attainment. The margin of error for the published data is up to ±3.1 percent of the total sample, depending on the distribution of responses.