US Vice President JD Vance Visits Hungary, Signals Support for Orbán Before Tight Election

In a pivotal gesture days before Hungary’s national election, U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Budapest on Tuesday to bolster Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s campaign. Orbán, seeking an unprecedented fifth term, faces his most formidable challenge in two decades, with polls showing his Fidesz party trailing the center-right Tisza party led by Péter Magyar. Vance’s visit, which includes meetings with Orbán and an appearance at a campaign rally, underscores deepening ties between the Hungaria