Szazadveg: Marki-Zay popularity falling
According to the January phone survey of 1,000 adults, 42 percent of respondents living in Budapest expressed positive opinions of Marki-Zay, while 52 percent said they “do not like him”, the pollster said.
The opposition’s candidate who is also mayor of Hodmezovasarhely, in southeast Hungary, was popular with 35 percent of respondents in county seats and 32 percent of those living in smaller towns, while he was unpopular with 56 and 61 percent of voters in those localities, respectively, Szazadveg said.
In villages, 26 percent of respondents approved and 65 percent disapproved of Marki-Zay, Szazadveg said.
Szazadveg attributed Marki-Zay’s waning popularity to conflicts between the candidate and the leftist alliance supporting him.
“Setting up an opposition election lists has proven to be more challenging than originally anticipated,” it said.
Marki-Zay has also slammed highly popular government measures such as the re-introduction of the 13th month pension, utility price cuts and the cap on fuel prices, it added.