Trump Seen as a Risk by Europe’s Far Right After Orban Loss
US Vice President JD Vance and Viktor Orban during an election campaign rally in Budapest, on April 7.
Photographer: Janos Kummer/Getty ImagesAfter Viktor Orban’s massive loss in Hungary’s election on Sunday, far-right parties in Europe are reassessing the political cost of being seen as too close to US President Donald Trump’s administration.
Orban and his brand of illiberal authoritarianism that fomented cultural divisions and sought to curb migration was a beacon for nationalist groups around the world, particularly in the US. Vice President JD Vance campaigned with Orban in the days before the election and Trump called into a rally to offer his support.