Voters aligned with the right tend to turn out more than of those on the left, he said. He noted that the research upturned the conventional wisdom. Neither financial background nor origin or location tended to determine voting habits in Hungary. Voting activity is lowest among younger adults and higher among those who have completed higher education. Representatives of pollsters at the event agreed that disillusioned Fidesz- KDNP voters would not turn to the parties on the left.

Anikó Bernát, of Tárki, said that ruling Fidesz is the most successful in reaching out to the unaligned. Most active are older, religious voters with higher degrees and solid finances, she said. Tibor Závecz, of Ipsos, said the main opposition Socialists have not lost voters to splinter party DK of former premier Ferenc Gyurcsány and the E14- PM electoral alliance of ex-PM Gordon Bajnai, since these appeal mostly to the liberal voters. Kornélia Magyar, of the Progressive Institute, said the left has so far been unable to appeal to undecided voters.

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