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Magyar Emerges as Most Popular Opposition Candidate to Orban

HUNGARY
  • Tisza, the party Peter Magyar joined this month to be able to participate in the EU and municipal elections Hungary will hold on June 9, garnered 24% support among decided voters who say they’re certain to cast ballots, according to a Median poll published yesterday. While that’s a long way from the ruling Fidesz’s 46% backing, it’s more than the double the 9% support of DK, until now the most popular opposition party. The poll was conducted among 970 people from April 26 to 29, Median said.
  • Peter Magyar, the ex-husband of former justice minister Judit Varga, has led some of the largest anti-government protests against corruption and perceived hypocrisy in Orban’s administration in the past months.
  • Note that Hungarian markets are closed today for Labour Day, and as such there are no local data releases or speaker events scheduled for today.

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