More than half of Hungarians agree with Magyar's call for resignations of public dignitaries, according to survey

Following the Tisza Party’s election victory, the public opinion research firm Europion conducted a quick survey examining, among other things, the extent to which Hungarians agree with the demand of the incoming prime minister that public dignitaries—such as the President of the Republic or the President of the Supreme Court—should resign.

According to the survey results, the majority of the country’s adult population—nearly 55 percent—approves of this demand to some extent, with those who fully agree accounting for 42 percent within that group. The camp of those who oppose the demand—those who either disagree somewhat or completely—accounted for a total of 31 percent of the population, while the remaining 14 percent were undecided.

As early as during the campaign, the president of the Tisza Party said that if they received a two-thirds mandate in the election, they would amend the Fundamental Law and then remove the “puppets” appointed by Fidesz, including the President of the Republic, the Chief Prosecutor, the members of the Constitutional Court, and the President of the State Audit Office. Immediately after the victory, on election night, Péter Magyar called on President Tamás Sulyok to resign, and he repeated this at his international press conference the next day as well. However, if the president does not step down voluntarily, it will not be easy to remove Tamás Sulyok even with a two-thirds majority.

Respondents were also asked what they considered to be the new government’s most important tasks. The majority—more than half of those surveyed (52 percent)—cited bringing EU funds home, followed by healthcare reform and stimulating economic growth (37 percent for both). Interestingly, healthcare reform was chosen most often by Mi Hazánk voters (56 percent) and those unaffiliated with any party (50 percent), while prioritizing the stimulation of economic growth found broader support among older voters and those living in rural areas.

The results point to a sharp difference in priorities related to fundamental reforms of the political system, such as the issue of accountability and ensuring the independence of state institutions. These were considered important primarily by Tisza voters (44 percent and 37 percent, respectively), while among Fidesz supporters, they were only considered marginally important (6 and 8 percent).

The quick survey also asked participants for their opinion on the public media interviews given on Wednesday morning by Péter Magyar, the leader of the Tisza Party. Nearly half of the respondents (49 percent) welcomed his assertive stance and felt that public media staff deserved it. Thirty-five percent of those surveyed considered his tone to be overly hostile and believed that a head of government should adopt a more restrained style, while 17 percent had not seen the interviews or did not have a formed opinion.

Europion collected the data on which the results are based on April 16, 2026, using mobile and web applications. The sample size was 1,100 people; the results are representative of the country’s population aged 16 and older in terms of gender, age group, educational attainment, urban/rural location, and geographical region within Hungary. The margin of error is 3.1 percent.