If these new polls are accurate, PM Orbán is in deep trouble

If these new polls are accurate, PM Orbán is in deep trouble

The 21 Research Centre has conducted telephone polls in so-called “battleground” constituencies—those pivotal seats essential to victory for both the Tisza Party and Fidesz. The results make grim reading for Viktor Orbán, potentially fuelling Péter Magyar’s ambitions for the premiership. Some experts suggest that persistent counter-protests at Orbán’s forums, combined with dismal opinion polls, explain why the prime minister is now accompanied o…