US EditionCould Orbán Lose the 2026 Election over Minister Lázár’s ‘Toilet-Cleaning Gypsies’ Remark? Alarmingly Stark Poll Data Emerges
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Could Orbán lose the 2026 election over Minister Lázár’s ‘toilet-cleaning gypsies’ remark? Alarmingly stark poll data emerges
Hungarian Transport and Construction Minister János Lázár recently remarked at a Lázárinfó event that, since there are no migrants in Hungary, jobs such as cleaning train lavatories ought to be filled from the domestic labour reserve—and in this regard, he singled out the Roma community. The statement has sent ripples far and wide, prompting protests against Lázár, while the Two-Tailed Hungarian Dog Party reckoned it would be a lark to adorn the…
The majority of Hungarians have heard of the gypsy-hating statement made by the Minister of Construction and Transport János Lázár in Balatonalmádi, and according to a survey by the 21 Research Center, even 67 percent of those without a party are aware of what happened. According to a survey commissioned by Telex, Lázár's opinion did not reach a fifth of respondents (20 percent), while slightly more than a quarter of Fidesz supporters (28 percen…
Even a fifth of Fidesz voters think so. Eight out of ten people heard what the Fidesz politician said about the Roma, but few outside of opposition voters had a worse opinion of Fidesz. We measured the impact of the statement, which even Viktor Orbán said caused a stir.
The president of the National Roma Self-Government of Hungary convened a "conciliation" forum, but the police remained away from the event.
A third of Hungarians' opinion of Fidesz deteriorated due to the minister's statement.
The majority of those surveyed would fire the minister after what he said about the Roma. It is true that there are some whose opinion of Fidesz has even improved because of Lázár's words.
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