December 21st, 2009

President’s political remarks seen weighing heavily on popularity

The popularity of President Laszlo Solyom lags far behind his predecessors, national daily Nepszava reported on Saturday.

Analysts polled by the paper said Solyom’s popularity was on the rocks due to his remarks which link him to party politics more than his predecessors. Solyom’s recent interview to conservative weekly Heti Valasz, in which he said that early elections would have done the country good, was full of rhetoric favoured by the main opposition Fidesz party, the analysts told the paper.

Solyom had 47 points out of a total of 100 in a popularity poll by Szonda Ipsos in November. His rating fell steadily from 67 in August 2005 to just above 60 in spring 2006 and below 50 by the end of 2006. The rating hovered between 46 and 50 points in 2007 and bottomed out at 42 in March this year, overall lower than previous presidents since 1990 had seen, the paper said, citing Szonda Ipsos polls.

Solyom was elected president in June, 2005 for a five-year term.

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