Nearly half of Hungarians believe election fraud is possible — poll
Ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for April 12, a significant portion of voters have expressed concerns about potential vote rigging. Respondents also point to the risks of foreign interference in the electoral process.
This is according to a Medián poll, as reported by Telex.
Voters continue to fear that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s party may rig the election—nearly half of respondents consider this likely.
Far fewer people believe it is likely that the opposition party “Tisa” will rig the election: only one-fifth of the entire sample expects this to happen.
Respondents were also asked how likely they think it is that other countries will try to influence the election. Russian influence is considered the most likely.
Nearly half of respondents (48%) agree that Russia intends to influence the elections. They expect this much less from other actors: about a quarter of respondents anticipate interference in the elections from Ukraine, the United States, or European Union institutions.
The survey was conducted between March 23 and 26, 2026, in the form of telephone interviews with a sample of 1,000 people representing the country’s population aged 18 and older.
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