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Vance Visiting Hungary to Back Orban
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Sunday's vote in Hungary is the most significant election in Europe this year and will have consequences across the world.
Vice President Vance will give remarks after meeting in Budapest with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, seeking to strengthen the partnership between the U.S. and Hungary. Vance’s
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Why is JD Vance in Hungary?
Vice President JD Vance arrived in Budapest Hungary on Tuesday to support Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s reelection bid, ahead of Sunday's vote.
“I’m here because of the moral cooperation between our two countries,” Vance said on a stage he shared with Orbán. He said the U.S. and Hungary provided a “defense of Western civilization,” that was founded on “Christian civilization and Christian values.”
Hungary 's elections on April 12 will have profound aftershocks as many in the European Union hope for the defeat of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is widely seen as endangering the future of the 27-nation bloc.