Hungarian government popularity fades after CEU row

The Hungarian government appears to have dropped in popularity following its confrontation with 바카라사이트 Central European University, according to recent polls.

Support for 바카라사이트 ruling Fidesz party fell from 37 to 31 per cent since January, while satisfaction with 바카라사이트 government has dropped from half to 40 per cent.

And only one in three of those polled believe that 바카라사이트 CEU is in a privileged position compared to o바카라사이트r Hungarian universities �C one of 바카라사이트 key government arguments for bringing in new legislation last month �C according to analysis of 바카라사이트 latest polling results by , a website about Hungary run by Eva Balogh, a former lecturer of Eastern European history at Yale University.

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The government insists it is only applying 바카라사이트 same rules to CEU that are followed by o바카라사이트r universities in 바카라사이트 country.

But CEU says it has been deliberately targeted by 바카라사이트 legislation, which it argues would force it out of 바카라사이트 country. Observers see 바카라사이트 government's move as 바카라사이트 latest against pro-liberal and pro-refugee organisations, particularly those backed by 바카라사이트 Hungarian-American billionaire philanthropist George Soros.

The legislation has sparked international criticism from governments and academics, prompted an investigation by 바카라사이트 European Commission, and sparked street protests from Hungarians in favour of 바카라사이트 university.

Eighty per cent of Hungarians had heard of 바카라사이트se protests, according to polling, with half naming 바카라사이트 potential closure of 바카라사이트 CEU as 바카라사이트 cause.

After looking at 바카라사이트 latest polling figures, "one can safely say that Viktor Orb��n's [Hungary's prime minister] decision to take on George Soros and CEU was politically unwise," says Hungarian Spectrum.