They used referee whistles, horns and rattlers to express their disapproval of the government and kept booing and hissing during the speeches of presidents János Áder of Hungary and Andrzej Duda of Poland, too.

Sixty seven percent of those asked in a Nézőpont survey rejected their attitude, 22% called it acceptable and 11% declined to give an answer.

The survey showed a marked division between supporters of the left-wing parties. While 52% of Socialist sympathisers rejected booing the prime minister, 83% of those backing the Democratic Coalition (DK), Együtt and the Dialogue party considered it acceptable.

A simultaneous poll showed that 34% of Hungarian adults backed the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance, 12% the radical nationalist Jobbik, 8% the Socialists, 5% DK, 3% LMP and 2% Együtt.

Among decided voters, the ruling parties had 45%, Jobbik 23%, the Socialists 9%, DK 7%, LMP and Együtt 3% both, and Dialogue 1%. The survey and the poll were conducted from October 24 to 26 on a representative sample of 1,000.

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

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