Nezopont: Majority of Hungarians do not want von der Leyen re-elected
Fully 51 percent of Hungarians are set against incumbent president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, being re-elected, according to a Nezopont Institute survey published on Wednesday, while 26 percent approved of her nomination.
In its commentary, the think-tank said the parties of Peter Magyar and Ferenc Gyurcsany were poised to combine their votes to reinstall von der Leyen “against the will of the majority of Hungarians”, saying that the Socialists and the Liberals in the EP had joined the European People’s Party in a “backroom deal”.
Von der Leyen needs the votes of at least 361 MEPs on Thursday to carry on in her post.
The think-tank noted that Magyar’s Tisza Party has joined the EPP, while the Democratic Coalition belongs to the Socialist family of parties.
Nezopont also wrote of a “turning point in Hungarian domestic politics” due to the two parties’ cooperation.
The phone survey of voting-age adults was conducted between July 1 and 3.
