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Hungary’s recent pivot to China likely to raise its confrontation with the rest of EU

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaking during an economic forum in Budapest, Hungary, on March 4, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS
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BRUSSELS – Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban is in the United States this week to meet former president Donald Trump. The two are close soulmates – both are far-right politicians determined to displace their country’s established political elites.

It is, therefore, unsurprising that the Hungarian leader discarded old conventions by openly supporting Trump’s re-election bid in November. “We would very much like to see President Donald Trump return to the White House,” Mr Orban said.

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