Altogether 64% of those asked could name the country’s president. Among them, 55% were satisfied and 30% dissatisfied with his work done.

Áder’s approval ratings were the lowest among leftist respondents: only 24% of opposition voters (supporters of the Socialists, the Democratic Coalition, Együtt, the Dialogue Party and the Liberals) approved of his presidency and 65% were not satisfied with it.

Among radical nationalist Jobbik’s voters, the ratio of those approving and disapproving of Áder was the same, 36% each.

The figures show a fall in popularity, compared to a survey before Áder’s reelection, when 73% approved and only 19% disapproved of him. Nézőpont attributes the shift to Áder signing an amendment to the higher education law, a very unpopular act among leftleaning voters.

The survey was conducted on a sample of 1000 people via telephone from April 25 to 27.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.

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