Hungary's Orbán Seeks Supermajority Victory Despite Trailing in Polls

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed his desire for a supermajority electoral victory, claiming his country faces historic challenges. His comments come as new polling data from the Medián institute shows his ruling Fidesz party trailing significantly behind the opposition TISZA party, with 35 percent support among likely voters compared to TISZA's 58 percent. TISZA is an extra-parliamentary opposition party that has emerged as Fidesz's main challenger. A supermajority would give Orbán's party the two-thirds parliamentary control needed to make constitutional changes, a power Fidesz has wielded extensively during its 14-year rule to reshape Hungary's democratic institutions.