According to the latest polls from Politico, 47% of Hungarians support the opposition Tisza party, and only 36% support Orbán's Fidesz. Moreover, this trend has remained unchanged for a whole year. It is noteworthy that the third most popular party, the Democratic Coalition, has 6% and also holds a pro-Ukrainian stance and supports Ukraine's integration into the EU."So, you see what the story is—Orbán's strange love for Putin contradicts not only the position of the European Union but is also not supported by Hungarians themselves. And this is on the eve of parliamentary elections, which will take place in the spring."What does Orbán want? Now, only one thing—to try to sell his special foreign policy position to voters as the only correct one. And ideally, this could be done if a summit involving Trump, Putin, Zelenskyy, and anyone else took place in Budapest—just so Orbán would have a reason to declare that, finally, world leaders listened to his position and therefore came to Budapest to conclude a "peace agreement." Thanks to him, Hungary is the diplomatic leader of the world! "Pretending to be a prominent geopolitical figure is Orbán's last resort weapon, with which he wants to turn around the electoral situation when it is already difficult to do so."It is interesting that during the meeting between Orbán and Putin, the Hungarian translator was also maximally involved in fraudulent methods of conducting the election campaign. She maximally softened Putin's statements for the Hungarian audience—arbitrarily removing any mention of war or conflicts—so as not to remind Hungarian voters once again what Russia truly is.SourceAbout the author. Serhii Taran, political scientist.The editorial board does not always share the opinions expressed by the authors of the blogs.