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Vance visits Hungary to back Orban ahead of election

In Hungary, Vance backs Orban in last-ditch attempt five days before elections

The American vice president praised the Hungarian prime minister during a rally in Budapest on Tuesday. In power since 2010, the nationalist leader is not the favorite in the April 12 legislative elections.

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Vance Visits Hungary to Boost Orban Before Election

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Vance stumps for Hungary’s Orban as Trump-aligned movement faces critical test

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Vance says he is ‘here to help’ Orban’s election campaign during Hungary visit

US Vice President JD Vance said from Hungary’s capital that he was “here to help” the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban in his re-election bid.

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Vance says he’s ‘here to help’ in Hungary election amid Iran War escalation

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Key quotes from Vance and Orban's news conference

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Vance says EU is meddling in Hungary's election as he backs Orban in Budapest

The visit broke with the norms of prior U.S. presidential administrations of not openly campaigning in foreign elections, especially for a government that has maintained close ties with Putin.

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Usha Vance cradles her growing baby bump in chic lilac ensemble as she joins husband JD in Hungary

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JD Vance arrives in Hungary to back Orbán's re-election bid

Hungarian success in befriending American conservatives on display as Orban faces down possible defeat

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is reaping the benefits of state-backed influence operations as U.S. conservatives back his tenuous reelection bid.

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Arthur Kenigsberg, Central Europe specialist: 'Orban is the only European leader simultaneously backed by Putin and Trump'

OP-ED. Arthur Kenigsberg, the president of the think tank Euro Créative, highlights the allegiances of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who finds himself in a difficult position ahead of the looming legislative elections on April 12.

Chatham House

Can Viktor Orbán lose Hungary’s high-stakes election?

Hungary’s parliamentary election on 12 April has implications reaching well beyond Budapest. After 16 years in power, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is facing a sustained, credible challenge from Péter Magyar, whose Tilza Party is ahead in most independent polling (though it is not beyond reach).

A Hidden Russian Hand in Hungary’s Election? Actually, It’s Quite Open.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made hostility to Ukraine a centerpiece of his campaign. Moscow seems determined to repay the favor.

Reuters

Batteries and solar help Central Europe shed fossil fuel reliance

LITTLETON, Colorado, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Power systems across Central Europe - hardly known for its sunny skies - are emerging as surprise leaders in global energy transition efforts through canny use of solar parks and locally-made battery energy storage ...

Who is Viktor Orban, Hungarian PM fighting to stay in power after 16 years?

Since 2010, Orbán has transformed Hungary into what the European Parliament has denounced as a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".