Nézőpont Institute: Fidesz won the debate around the Pride march
Nézőpont said surveys showed that the majority of voters agreed with the prime minister and, in the interest of child protection, opposed holding the Pride parade. The share of voters who oppose Pride (51 percent) exceeds the share of those who support Fidesz (44 percent), they added.
The statement said that though the opposition had 'brought a lot of people out onto the streets yesterday', that did not automatically mean that they were the majority, and 'in reality, the opposition got stuck in a minority position' on Saturday.
'Orbán's master plan is simple; he wants to win the 2026 election, for which he needs a majority,' the statement said. 'And the day of Pride was another step on the path to the majority.'
Nézőpont said that since the opposition had organised Saturday's parade with the support of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and several MEPs, it had also proven the government's point that they represented the interests of Brussels.
'Fidesz now has strong proof that this is a puppet opposition which would form a puppet government if it won an election,' the think-tank said.
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