The survey, according to which Márki-Zay did not support the globalists, but Fidesz, came in handy with the morning coffee. Although the election of the mayor of Hódmezővásárhely as prime minister candidate was surrounded by great hope on the opposition side, neither Fidesz nor the left's support has changed at all in the past three weeks. If the election were held now, Fidesz would clearly win it - it can be read on the portal of the Nézőpont Institute.
It is written on the site: despite the fact that many left-wing opinion-formers had high hopes for the election of Márki-Zay as prime minister candidate and expected him to appeal to right-wing voters, his pro-migration and anti-utility reduction sentences could have rather unsettled his potential supporters. According to Nezőpont, the prime ministerial candidate of the primary election did not help the joint list of the left at all after three weeks.
The research institute's weekly public opinion survey estimated the most likely result of the party lists after the first round of primary elections for left-wing parties at 54 percent for Fidesz and 44 percent for the left. That's when the mayor of Hódmezővásárhely appeared and went from third place to a potential challenger to Klára Dobrev The survey between October 4 and 6 showed no change in party preference, despite the left's public infighting.
With the replacement of Márki-Zay Karácsony, only Fidesz gained strength, but only within a margin of error.
In the survey conducted between October 11 and 13, support for the ruling party rose from 54 to 56 percent. The mayor of Hódmezővásárhely won the second round of the primary election, but this did not lead to the strengthening of the left, according to the survey conducted between October 18 and 20, the support of the left-wing "joint list" changed from 42 to 43 percent.
In many cases, the appearance of a new person in politics suddenly means a lot of attention and a lot of sympathy for him. In such cases, it is the political task of the new stars to maintain their favorable position at least until the elections. However, in the case of Márki-Zay, we cannot speak of a strong start, the three public opinion polls conducted since his election on October 16 show that the position of Fidesz and the left has not changed.
Based on the survey between November 2 and 3, Fidesz's result is unchanged at 56 percent, and the left-wing list's result can be estimated at 42 percent. However, if the left-wing miracle fails, the left-wing miracle-hopers' trust in Péter Márki-Zay may also fade away.
Source: Mandiner
Image: MTI/Zsolt Szigetváry
