A poll by the Medián agency has shown that most Hungarian voters see the period of Viktor Orbán's rule as a mafia state. As many as seven in ten respondents believe that corruption during the NER era was organized centrally, systematically and from the top down. Telex ↗
The results capture how people assess the political system associated with Orbán's government. Respondents evaluated how they view this regime today and how their opinions have changed since 2023. The poll also examined which labels Hungarians use to describe the state under Viktor Orbán's leadership. HVG ↗
A significant share of those surveyed lean toward labels such as mafia state, NER or fascistoid system. The results thus point to a critical assessment of how power operates and of how, in respondents' view, corruption was organized in the past.
Medián also looked at the position of exceptionally successful businesspeople who grew markedly wealthy during Orbán's time in government. Most respondents believe that some of them were Viktor Orbán's front men. The poll thus also captures public perception of the relationship between political power and the business environment. Telex ↗
The findings paint a picture of a society in which the assessment of Orbán's system is sharply divided, yet on questions of corruption and the influence of political connections a critical view prevails. How these attitudes develop may shape further political debate in Hungary.
Most Hungarians Call Orbán's Regime a Mafia State
On Record
Viktor Orbán
Predseda Fideszu, premiér Maďarska 2010 – 2026
25.07.2026
„Elnézést kell kérnem önöktől, az országot felforgató miniszterelnök a mi soraink közül jött."
Na letnej univerzite Tusványos v Tusnádfürdő, kde po historickej porážke Fideszu ohlásil „politiku odporu" proti novej vláde.
Viktor Orbán
Expremiér Maďarska, predseda Fideszu
29.06.2026
„Začalo sa tiszovské politické účtovanie. Konanie proti generálovi Jánosovi Hajduovi spustili na pokyn premiéra. V každej normálnej krajine by zaň patrilo vyznamenanie, v Maďarsku je z toho úradná šikana. Hajdu je vzorom pre každého, kto miluje svoju vlasť. Stojíme pri tebe, generál!"
Reakcia expremiéra na obvinenie šéfa TEK Jánosa Hajdua v kauze zlatého konvoja (Facebook).
Viktor Orbán
Predseda Fideszu, bývalý premiér Maďarska
13.06.2026
„Nevzdávam sa, nikdy, nikdy, nikdy."
Na sobotnom zjazde Fideszu po volebnej prehre, kde ho strana bez protikandidáta znovuzvolila za predsedu.
Viktor Orbán
Premiér Maďarska
20.03.2026
„Prvú bitku sme vyhrali."
Tlačová konferencia po summite EÚ v Bruseli
Viktor Orbán
Premiér Maďarska
19.03.2026
„Maďarská pozícia je veľmi jednoduchá. Sme pripravení podporiť Ukrajinu, keď dostaneme našu ropu, ktorú blokujú."
Pred summitom EÚ v Bruseli o vete voči 90 mld. EUR pôžičke pre Ukrajinu
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Sources (3)
Most respondents of recent poll in Hungary identify Orbán regime as mafia state
Telex
| 12:26 24.09.
NER, maffia, fasisztoid rendszer – ki, minek nevezi Orbán államát a Medián felmérése szerint?
HVG
| 06:18 24.09.
A Medián felmérésében a legtöbben maffiaállamként azonosították az Orbán-rendszert
Telex
| 11:30 24.09.
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