Vice President Vance to Visit Hungary April 7–8 to Meet Orbán Four Days Before Parliamentary Election
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Vice President Vance will visit Hungary April 7–8 to meet Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, four days before the country’s April 12 parliamentary election; the White House described the trip as underscoring a “rich partnership.” The New York Times reports the visit is being portrayed as boosting Orbán and his Fidesz party, breaking long-standing U.S. diplomatic practice against appearing to influence allied elections and prompting alarm among European and U.S. officials that it could be read as explicit U.S. backing, potentially straining ties with the EU and NATO and fitting a broader pattern of Trump-era praise for nationalist leaders.