Majority of Hungary’s voters back continued EU membership, poll finds

<p>Exclusive: Survey published days before election in which anti-EU Viktor Orbán risks being ousted after 16 years</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/09/nato-rutte-trump-iran-hungary-elections-vance-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/hungary-elections-viktor-orban-who-will-win">Hungary elections: what is at stake and who is likely to win?</a></p></li></ul><p>After years of relentless EU-bashing by their nationalist, illiberal prime minister, an overwhelming majority of Hungary’s voters back its membership of the bloc, and most – including many of Viktor Orbán’s voters – now want a new approach to Brussels.</p><p>Days before elections at which Orbán, who has consistently painted the EU as an enemy of the Hungarian people, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/hungary-elections-viktor-orban-who-will-win">risks being ousted after 16 years in power</a>, a poll has shown a huge appetite for a recalibration of the country’s relations with the bloc.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/majority-hungary-voters-back-continued-eu-membership-poll-finds-election-orban">Continue reading...</a>