Just so you know where Orban’s loyalties really lie.
Important note though: whenever he says *we Hungarians,* he means himself and his yes men. The truth is the country might be divided on a lot of issues but despite the continuous Russian propaganda of the state (= Orban) controlled media, the majority thinks we belong to the West.
Euronews poll translation (sorry, I had to remove the actual charts but the percentages are in the article):
Opinion poll: majority says Hungary is too close to Russia
In Hungary, too, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has completely taken over the public debate, and practically everyone knows about the war. Euronews has commissioned Opinio to conduct a quick survey on how Hungarians assess the causes and consequences of the armed conflict. Public opinion is already strongly divided on what the armed conflict should be considered; and also on what the right course of action for Hungary would be. The only issue on which there is relatively broad agreement – 60% – is that Hungary has become too close to Russia in recent years. The survey also shows that the perception of events is also influenced to an exceptionally significant extent by the education of the respondents. Unusually, the number of respondents who blame Russia more for the events and those who think Hungary should support Ukraine more increases in practically equal proportion to the level of education of the respondents.
Hungarian public opinion is divided on whether the war in Ukraine is merely a conflict between two countries, Russia’s aggression against a sovereign state. At the same time, a majority of respondents, 58 percent, believe that Russia is responsible for the conflict, according to a nationwide opinion poll of 16-59 year olds, conducted using a smartphone app and representative of gender, age, type of residence, education and place of residence, commissioned by Euronews and carried out by Opinio.
Hungary is too close to Russia
A majority of Hungarians, 60% of respondents, believe that Hungary has become too close to Russia and Putin, and that this is now preventing it from taking a stronger stand with the EU and Ukraine.
On the other hand, four out of ten respondents think it is important for Hungary to maintain good relations with Russia in order to ensure cheap gas supplies. Only among professional respondents is there a higher proportion of those who agree more with this second statement.
However, the vast majority of graduates, 79%, believe that Hungary is too close to Russia.
The majority think Moscow is responsible
Asked who is responsible for the outbreak of the armed conflict, a clear but not overwhelming majority of respondents, 58 percent, said Russia, which attacked an independent state. However, 42 per cent of respondents said it was provoked by Western countries and Ukraine, with Ukraine moving too close to NATO. In this case, too, an overwhelming majority of diplomatic respondents, 79 percent, blamed Russia. By contrast, among 8th form graduates and professionals, there is a slight majority of those who put the blame on Western countries and Ukraine.
Different perceptions of the conflict by education
Public opinion is completely divided on the basic question of how to define the conflict. 51% of Hungarians surveyed believe it is a dispute between the two countries, while 49% believe it is Russia’s aggression against a sovereign state. There is a stark contrast in perceptions by education on this issue as well. While 8 general graduates and professionals assess the war as a dispute between two countries, a slight majority of those with a baccalaureate believe that the war is Russia’s aggression against a sovereign state (51%), compared to 71% of graduates.
Majority of graduates think Ukraine should be better supported
Seven out of ten Hungarians surveyed believe that Hungary should keep an equal distance from both sides.
Only 2 percent of respondents think that Russia should be supported, and many more, a quarter of those surveyed, think that Ukraine should be better supported. The proportions by education also differ significantly for this question, with 55% of respondents with a degree saying Hungary should support Ukraine more.
Majority agree with the ban on arms transfers
Seven out of ten Hungarians also think it is the right decision for Hungary not to allow the transfer of arms to Ukraine, while almost a third of respondents think Hungary should not prevent the country from helping the attacked country. A higher proportion, 91 percent, of skilled workers support the Hungarian government’s decision. Again, the issue is seen differently by graduates, among whom only 40 per cent think the move is the right one.
The survey, commissioned by Euronews, was carried out using the Opinio smartphone app on a representative sample of 900 people by gender, age, education, type of residence, education and region on 1 and 2 March 2022.
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Just so you know where Orban’s loyalties really lie.
Important note though: whenever he says *we Hungarians,* he means himself and his yes men. The truth is the country might be divided on a lot of issues but despite the continuous Russian propaganda of the state (= Orban) controlled media, the majority thinks we belong to the West.
[A poll by Euronews](https://hu.euronews.com/2022/03/02/mit-gondolnak-a-magyarok-tul-kozel-kerult-e-magyarorszag-oroszorszaghoz), and [an article on Telex](https://telex.hu/belfold/2022/03/03/kormanykozeli-segitseggel-terjeszti-a-kreml-magyarorszagon-a-haborus-propagandat) about Russian propaganda, both in Hungarian, sorry. I’ll drop in the DeepL translations later.
Orban needs to be ousted. For real.
Euronews poll translation (sorry, I had to remove the actual charts but the percentages are in the article):
Opinion poll: majority says Hungary is too close to Russia
In Hungary, too, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has completely taken over the public debate, and practically everyone knows about the war. Euronews has commissioned Opinio to conduct a quick survey on how Hungarians assess the causes and consequences of the armed conflict. Public opinion is already strongly divided on what the armed conflict should be considered; and also on what the right course of action for Hungary would be. The only issue on which there is relatively broad agreement – 60% – is that Hungary has become too close to Russia in recent years. The survey also shows that the perception of events is also influenced to an exceptionally significant extent by the education of the respondents. Unusually, the number of respondents who blame Russia more for the events and those who think Hungary should support Ukraine more increases in practically equal proportion to the level of education of the respondents.
Hungarian public opinion is divided on whether the war in Ukraine is merely a conflict between two countries, Russia’s aggression against a sovereign state. At the same time, a majority of respondents, 58 percent, believe that Russia is responsible for the conflict, according to a nationwide opinion poll of 16-59 year olds, conducted using a smartphone app and representative of gender, age, type of residence, education and place of residence, commissioned by Euronews and carried out by Opinio.
Hungary is too close to Russia
A majority of Hungarians, 60% of respondents, believe that Hungary has become too close to Russia and Putin, and that this is now preventing it from taking a stronger stand with the EU and Ukraine.
On the other hand, four out of ten respondents think it is important for Hungary to maintain good relations with Russia in order to ensure cheap gas supplies. Only among professional respondents is there a higher proportion of those who agree more with this second statement.
However, the vast majority of graduates, 79%, believe that Hungary is too close to Russia.
The majority think Moscow is responsible
Asked who is responsible for the outbreak of the armed conflict, a clear but not overwhelming majority of respondents, 58 percent, said Russia, which attacked an independent state. However, 42 per cent of respondents said it was provoked by Western countries and Ukraine, with Ukraine moving too close to NATO. In this case, too, an overwhelming majority of diplomatic respondents, 79 percent, blamed Russia. By contrast, among 8th form graduates and professionals, there is a slight majority of those who put the blame on Western countries and Ukraine.
Different perceptions of the conflict by education
Public opinion is completely divided on the basic question of how to define the conflict. 51% of Hungarians surveyed believe it is a dispute between the two countries, while 49% believe it is Russia’s aggression against a sovereign state. There is a stark contrast in perceptions by education on this issue as well. While 8 general graduates and professionals assess the war as a dispute between two countries, a slight majority of those with a baccalaureate believe that the war is Russia’s aggression against a sovereign state (51%), compared to 71% of graduates.
Majority of graduates think Ukraine should be better supported
Seven out of ten Hungarians surveyed believe that Hungary should keep an equal distance from both sides.
Only 2 percent of respondents think that Russia should be supported, and many more, a quarter of those surveyed, think that Ukraine should be better supported. The proportions by education also differ significantly for this question, with 55% of respondents with a degree saying Hungary should support Ukraine more.
Majority agree with the ban on arms transfers
Seven out of ten Hungarians also think it is the right decision for Hungary not to allow the transfer of arms to Ukraine, while almost a third of respondents think Hungary should not prevent the country from helping the attacked country. A higher proportion, 91 percent, of skilled workers support the Hungarian government’s decision. Again, the issue is seen differently by graduates, among whom only 40 per cent think the move is the right one.
The survey, commissioned by Euronews, was carried out using the Opinio smartphone app on a representative sample of 900 people by gender, age, education, type of residence, education and region on 1 and 2 March 2022.
Translated with http://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)