Karácsony's popularity in the tree line is not even compared to that of Viktor Orbán. On a running track, they would say: close the stadium when you've finally finished your laps!
This Sunday, 55 percent of Hungarians would choose Viktor Orbán and 15 percent Gergely Karácsony as prime minister, according to the latest representative research of the Nézőpont Institute, conducted with a survey of 1,000 people. - revealed this week by magyarhirlap.hu .
It can be said that although the mayor has been campaigning for the position of prime minister for almost three months, his popularity has not increased either among the entire population or among government critics.
Karácsony's popularity in the tree line is not even compared to that of Viktor Orbán
Since the start of Gergely Karácsony's campaign in mid-May, the Nézőpont Institute has regularly asked in its research which Hungarians of voting age would choose as prime minister among the incumbent prime minister and the mayor who has applied to be prime minister. Three months ago, half of Hungarians answered this question with the name of Viktor Orbán and only a sixth, 16 percent, with Gergely Karácsony. Due to the number of candidates, self-nominations and pseudo-candidates appearing on the left, this data may have seemed like a suitable starting point for the mayor.
At the same time, according to this week's research by the Nézőpont Institute, 55 percent of Hungarians would currently choose Viktor Orbán and 15 percent Gergely Karácsony as prime minister, while another 19 percent - 23 percent three months ago - chose neither of them. That is, the difference between the incumbent prime minister and the candidate for prime minister of the MSZP-P–LMP rose from 34 percent to 40 percent.
In order for the left to officially nominate the mayor as head of government, he must first of all convince left-wing voters.
However, Karácsony did not become more popular among his potential voters either: in May, 39 percent of government critics and 37 percent in August would have chosen him as prime minister over Viktor Orbán, while 43 and 39 percent, respectively, would have chosen neither.
It is interesting that the mayor does not enjoy strong support among Budapest residents either. In a hypothetical Orbán-Kárácsony duel, 43 percent of the citizens of the capital would choose the incumbent prime minister, and only 26 percent would choose the aspiring prime minister. Since the Párbeszéd president is not ahead of the Fidesz president in terms of popularity in any social group, Karácsony can hardly be happy after three months of campaigning, adds the Nézőpont Institute.
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