politics
April 8, 2026
Vance arrives in Hungary to back Viktor Orban’s re-election bid
US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Budapest to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, ahead of a crucial election for Hungary and the EU
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- US Vice President J.D. Vance visited Budapest to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of a crucial parliamentary election.
- Vance expressed strong support for Orban, calling him a "true statesman" and a leader on "energy security and independence."
- Vance accused "bureaucrats in Brussels" and elements within Ukrainian intelligence of interfering in Hungarian elections.
- Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto hailed the visit as a sign of a "golden age for Hungarian-American relations."
- Orban's Fidesz party is trailing Peter Magyar's pro-EU Tisza party in pre-election polls.
- Orban opposes Ukraine's potential accession to NATO and the EU and has obstructed sanctions against Moscow.
- Magyar has dismissed Vance's visit as foreign interference but later stated a Tisza government would consider the US a key partner.
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