The huge lead of conservative opposition party Fidesz against the ruling Socialists narrowed slightly in October while positive views of the prime minister’s handling of the economic crisis increased, said think-tank Nezopont in poll, to appear in Thursday’s political weekly Heti Valasz.
But the conservative party still commands a lead which could conceivably give the party a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to the Nezopont poll.
Support for Fidesz stood at 33 percent of the whole sample in the poll conducted between October 19 and 21 with a representative sample of 1,000 potential voters. This was its level in spring this year, and down from 38 percent in September.
Among decided voters, Fidesz had the backing of 45 percent compared to the Socialists’ 8 percent (the same level as the whole sample). Radical party Jobbik had the support of 7 percent.
The number of voters who thought it would be a good thing if a ruling party were to get a two-thirds majority — enough to change the constitution — increased to 47 percent in October from 43 percent in June.
Gordon Bajnai, the head of the crisis-management government since April this year, boosted his positive rating to 34 percent from 29 percent in the spring, the polling agency said.
Bajnai has ruled himself out of running in the 2010 election and says he will quit politics after his tenure.
