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  • Affairs
  • 08 Apr 2026
  • 7 min

Explainer 512: Why is JD Vance in Hungary? 

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • 7 min

Ahead of this weekend’s elections, US vice-president JD Vance is throwing his weight behind the Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán. While in Budapest this week, the VP accused the EU of “foreign election interference” – but who is really interfering and why?

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  • Andrew Mueller
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