Hungary's Fidesz is still set for re-election in 2018
Subject The chances of political game-change by the 2018 elections. Significance Governing Fidesz has lost the political momentum it gained from its tough stance on refugees. Its response to the widely supported teachers' movement and scandals at the Hungarian Central Bank (MNB) have sapped its popularity. Fatigue with a party that has ruled Hungary single-handedly since 2010 gives the opposition a chance to challenge its hegemony. Impacts Fidesz will maintain its combative position towards the EU on refugee quotas to regain its lost popularity. Jobbik's ideological moderation will attract undecided voters unless it succumbs to internal divisions. Left-wing parties may draw on civil society opposition movements and organise referendums on controversial issues.