Voters consider Orbán more corrupt than Péter Magyar, but also more recognized internationally, survey shows

The majority of Hungarians consider Viktor Orbán to be more widely recognised internationally than Péter Magyar, but they consider the Prime Minister to be significantly more corrupt than the leader of the Tisza Party, 24.hu reported based on a recent survey carried out by the 21 Research Center.

The survey, commissioned by 24.hu, examined how respondents rated Viktor Orbán and Péter Magyar on a scale from 1 (not at all characteristic) to 5 (very characteristic) with regard to the following traits:

• patriot;
• a good leader;
• corrupt;
• reliable;
• able to defend Hungary;
• internationally recognized.

Orbán received a higher average score than Péter Magyar only in the categories of international recognition (3.2) and corruption (3.7). This means that, according to the majority of those surveyed, the president of the Tisza Party is less corrupt and more patriotic than the Prime Minister, and while the difference isn’t very big, the majority of respondents consider Péter Magyar to be the better leader, capable of defending Hungary.

The biggest difference between the two politicians was in regard to how corrupt they are perceived to be. Here, on a scale of 5, Orbán received a score of 3.7, while Magyar received only 2.6 – a significant difference. In the category of being internationally recognized, Orbán received 3.2 points, while Magyar received 2.7. For the other qualities, the difference is only a few tenths of a point in favor of the Tisza Party chairman, which also shows how divided Hungarian society is in its assessment of the two prime ministerial candidates.

The results of the survey broken down by gender, age, education level, and place of residence can be found in the article on 24.hu.