Half of voters would support incumbent Budapest mayor in municipal elections

Half of decided voters would back the incumbent mayor of Budapest, Istvan Tarlos of ruling Fidesz, if the municipal elections were held this weekend, a fresh poll released by Szazadveg Institute on Wednesday showed. Among the opposition contenders, most popular is Gergely Karacsony, the joint Socialist-Parbeszed candidate, with support of 21 percent. Karacsony is followed by Olga Kalman, a television personality backed by the Democratic Coalition, with 15 percent, the poll said. The next two candidates, independent Robert Puzser, and Momentum Movement's Gabor Kerpel-Fronius, would garner support of 8 percent and 6 percent, respectively.