The establishment, globalist press outlet Politico is once again facing backlash after its Hungarian “poll of polls” mysteriously shifted overnight—conveniently placing an Brussels-subservient opposition party ahead of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz-KDNP.
For a brief window, Politico’s own aggregated numbers appeared to show the ruling conservative alliance comfortably ahead heading into much-anticipated, upcoming 2026 parliamentary election, set to be held in April.
The moment these numbers gained public attention, they vanished. And that timing is, unsurprisingly, raising eyebrows, and rightfully so.
The controversy erupted after Balázs Orbán—Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s top political strategist—posted a detailed breakdown of the poll on November 23.
His review highlighted what many conservatives in Hungary already sensed: the patriotic, sovereignist Fidesz-KDNP bloc was still outperforming Péter Magyar’s EU-aligned, globalist Tisza Party.
Orbán (no relation to the PM) credited the governing coalition’s gains to diplomatic wins abroad, extensive grassroots mobilization at home, and persistent disarray within the liberal opposition.
He argued that the data undercut the narrative being pushed by Brussels and its bought-off media allies that Hungary was on the verge of “turning pro-EU.”
But funnily enough, within 24 hours of Balázs Orbán publicizing those numbers, Politico’s tracker suddenly told a very different story.
The same site that had shown Fidesz ahead abruptly updated its methodology, removed certain polls, and elevated the Tisza Party to first place.
Balázs Orbán immediately called attention to the change, accusing Politico of adjusting the scoreboard after his analysis gained traction.
In his follow-up post today, he argued that the German-owned media outlet closely aligned with the EU’s corrupt, increasingly unpopular establishment had quietly erased polls that didn’t match its preferred storyline.
Less than 24 hours after I posted an analysis citing the @PoliticoEurope “Poll of Polls” — which clearly showed Hungary’s patriotic government parties, Fidesz–KDNP, ahead of Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party — the pro-war Brussels elite’s in-house outlet suddenly rewrote its… pic.twitter.com/U1oTu2xYsg
— Balázs Orbán (@BalazsOrban_HU) November 24, 2025
He described the move as a textbook example of how globalist institutions manipulate data when conservative leaders—whether Donald Trump in America or Viktor Orbán in Hungary—refuse to play by their rules.
To him, the sudden rewrite was not an innocent update but a deliberate attempt to preserve the illusion that pro-Brussels parties maintain momentum heading into 2026.
While Politico has not offered a public explanation for the timing, the incident adds to a growing list of cases in which establishment media outlets are accused of massaging numbers, narratives, or headlines to make nationalist leaders look weaker than they are.
And for voters watching from Washington to Budapest, it’s yet another reminder of how fiercely the globalist press corps fights to shape public perception—even if the facts don’t cooperate.
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