According to the government party, Hungary did not vote for the EU sanctions
The Hungarian government did not vote for the eight EU sanctions package against Russia – at least 36 percent of Hungarians think so Political capital according to its latest survey.
The breakdown according to party preferences reveals that Fidesz sympathizers mainly draw this average, but a significant number of opposition voters also agree. Among government officials, 50 percent, 36 percent of Mi Hazánk voters, and 23 percent of respondents in the group of other opposition parties were not informed of the government’s vote supporting sanctions.
As far as the responsibility for the war is concerned, in all the surveyed circles Russia most responsible for armed conflict, but party preferences influence the response here as well. Among Fidesz voters, Russia, which initiated the military attack, was ranked only third in the imaginary ranking of those responsible, behind the United States and Ukraine. On the other hand, according to the sympathizers of the opposition parties Without Our Country, the main responsibility for the war lies squarely with Russia.
According to 59 percent of those surveyed, the sanctions hit the Europeans more than the Russians, 22 percent believe that the Russians feel the impact of the restrictions more, while 16 percent think that the two sides are equally affected.
About a third of the respondents believe that it is only true food prices its rise is primarily caused by sanctions, so the majority already shares the government’s position regarding the rise in the world market price of natural gas.
Public opinions are also very divided in terms of what effect the abolition of sanctions would have on gas prices. While a good third of those surveyed rather expect prices to quickly return to pre-war levels, 42 percent are not so optimistic.
Although the developments of the war do not point in this direction, the majority of Hungarians believe that Ukraine its defeat is inevitable, and that the protection of the Ukrainian population is also urgent, and the conclusion of peace as soon as possible is urgent.