Despite Protests, Fidesz Positioned Well a Year Out from Hungary’s Parliamentary Elections
Despite Protests, Fidesz Positioned Well a Year Out from Hungary’s Parliamentary Elections
Author(s): Veronika Jóźwiak
Subject(s): Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, Government/Political systems, Developing nations
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: elections; Hungary
Summary/Abstract: Massive anti-government protests in Budapest in April this year have not changed the distribution of support among Hungary’s political parties. Although Hungarians increasingly favour change, the party with the greatest chance of winning the parliamentary elections in April 2018 is still Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz. The reasons include both the inability of the opposition parties to take advantage of the public’s discontent, seen in their low backing, and an electoral system that perpetuates the greatest political force.
Series: PISM Bulletin
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2017
- Language: English
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