To a lesser or greater extent, every party has lost some of its base since Péter Magyar entered the political arena – as shown by the calculations of 24.hu. To arrive at our results, we once again relied on the surveys of six different polling institutes.
Compared to neighbouring countries, the Hungarian party system had been characterised by stiffness: neither Jobbik, LMP, Momentum, nor Mi Hazánk could enter politics with such momentum that could earn them a mandate in their first election, not to mention MKKP (Two-tailed Dog Party), which has been waiting for a breakthrough for ten years. However, the grace scandal that eventually led to former President Katalin Novák’s resignation, as well as the emergence of Péter Magyar instantly overrode decades of experience. Three months ago, just before the turbulent week leading to the resignation of Katalin Novák, Fidesz could count on 13-14 MEP seats and another overwhelming victory, while it seemed that DK could strengthen its dominance on the opposition side.
Today, these expectations already seem very distant.