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PM Orbán: “We have built a Christian democratic state” and “we are a majority among the people”

A brief summary of the Prime Minister's visit to Rome

The Guardian correspondent compares PM Orbán to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Yes, you read that correctly.

Hungary helps Yazidi genocide survivors

A guest post by State Secretary Tristan Azbej

Hard work pays off: Here’s how Hungary’s economy defies global slowdown

Despite fears of an imminent global slowdown, Hungary’s economy keeps on keeping on.

The pro-immigration forces are waging a revenge campaign camouflaged as a legal process

Today’s hearing at the EU’s General Affairs Council was nothing more than that.

Die Anti-Ungarn-Pro-Migration-Lobby hat sich wieder gemeldet

Bestimmte Elemente im Europäischen Parlament sind weiterhin entschlossen, Ungarn dafür bezahlen zu lassen, dass es sich gegen die Einwanderung einsetzt und auf die Verteidigung der europäischen Schengen-Grenze besteht.

The anti-Hungary, pro-migration lobby is back at it again

Here's what today's hearing is all about.

Nézőpont

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V4 countries won’t support Weber or Timmermans

Jun 19, 2019

Citizens of the V4 countries feel equally skeptical about EPP candidate Manfred Weber and the socialist Frans Timmermans, reveals a recently-conducted survey by the Nezopont Institute.

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Three-quarters of Central Europeans opposed to immigration from outside of Europe

Apr 01, 2019

Nearly three-quarters of voters in Central Europe oppose migration, according to a recent poll.

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Fidesz set to win 14 of Hungary's 21 seats in the European Parliament

Apr 01, 2019

Despite the media hype surrounding Fidesz's position in the EPP, the party has in fact improved its popularity among voters, a poll by think-tank Nézőpont indicates

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Two-thirds of Hungarians approve of government’s new family assistance measures

Feb 14, 2019

According to the Nézőpont Institute, 63 percent of 541 people surveyed expressed satisfaction with the planned measures

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Eight out of ten Hungarians are in favor of government’s family support policy solutions

Feb 11, 2019

According to a poll conducted by Nézőpont published on Saturday, 81 percent of respondents agree with placing family policy into focus

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Ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance retain huge lead of 54 percent among decided voters

Feb 06, 2019

According to a study conducted by Nézőpont, the government has not been affected in any way by the recent anti-government protests, held in December

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Poll finds a majority of people across Central and Eastern Europe reject migration

Dec 13, 2018

According to a poll conducted by the Hungarian Nézőpont Institute, some 35 million of the 53 million citizens in the Visegrad Group reject the EU’s quota system to resettle migrants in member states, and 41 million are dissatisfied with EU migration policy

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Leading poll finds ruling Fidesz-led alliance now has even stronger following

Dec 05, 2018

In a poll conducted by the Nézőpont Institute, 53 percent of decided voters expressed their support for Fidesz. This is up 2 percent since its October survey and up 6 percent since the spring general election

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Poll finds that Fidesz is more popular now than at any time since the 2014 general election

Jul 02, 2018

According to a poll taken by the Nézőpont Institute in June, the ruling Fidesz alliance with the Christian Democrats received 55 percent among committed voters, far more than the opposition parties combined

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A healthy 43% of voters would re-elect Viktor Orbán as prime minister

Jun 12, 2017

43 percent of voters would vote for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. That figure was higher than the other six opposition contenders combined, according to the poll.