U.S. Vice President JD Vance will travel to Hungary on Tuesday to meet Prime Minister Viktor Orban amid his re-election bid.
During the two-day visit, coming just days before the April 12 parliamentary elections, Vance will meet with Orban and attend a campaign rally with him, Reuters reported citing Hungarian government sources.
“I’m looking forward to seeing my good friend Viktor, and we’ll talk about any number of things related to the US-Hungary relationship,” Vance told reporters before departing Washington, adding relations with Europe and Ukraine will be discussed.
Citing opinion polls, Reuters reported that Orban, who U.S. President Donald Trump has already publicly endorsed and praised as “a truly strong and powerful leader,” and his Fidesz party face the most challenging election since returning to power in 2010. In most independent surveys, they trail the center-right Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, according to Reuters.
On a trip to Hungary in February, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was focused on Orban’s success, making clear that the continuation of robust bilateral ties with Budapest was contingent on Orban’s re-election. He even suggested the U.S. could provide financial assistance, though he did not elaborate.
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