While the parliamentary opposition is gaining little in the polls and is still struggling to mobilise its supporters for demonstrations, too, left-leaning civil organisations are increasingly successful at harnessing the growing unpopularity of the Fidesz government. Well-attended as civil rallies may be, in the long-run Fidesz can only be defeated at the ballot box. One of the prominent organisations behind the street demonstrations, 4K!, has drawn the appropriate conclusion and is turning into a political party. Others may follow. The tacit non-aggression agreement between the left-wing opposition parties and the civil movement may suffer as a result. The crucial question for the growing number of players on the political left will be how to compete and co-operate at the same time – for without co-operation they are undermining any chances of ousting Fidesz.

Policy Solutions' analysis on 4K!'s decision to form a political party can be downloaded from here.