Rubio praises Orban and Hungary ahead of crunch election (www.dw.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 16 Feb 14:14
https://lemmy.world/post/43205503

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has backed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s leadership during a visit to Budapest. Nationalist leader Orban faces a strong opposition challenge ahead of elections in April.

Rubio endorsed Orban’s efforts to secure a fifth consecutive term despite lagging in the polls, praising his rapport with the US leader.

Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar launched his party’s election campaign in Budapest on Sunday, promising to restore Hungary’s Western orientation amid concerns about democratic backsliding.

A former insider in Orban’s nationalist Fidesz party, Magyar broke with former colleagues to quickly form the center-right Tisza party. Independent polls show he holds a significant lead ahead of the vote on April 12.

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Lembot_0006@programming.dev on 16 Feb 14:28 next collapse

Show me who you praise and I will tell who you are. And Rubio is one of the least crazy there!

MooseWinooski@lemmy.ca on 16 Feb 15:09 collapse

Orban is the Russian lapdog, right?

thericofactor@sh.itjust.works on 16 Feb 15:15 next collapse

Yes. No surprise from the united states’ administration here. Supporting Putin every way possible. Glad the EU is wising up quickly these days.

Mihies@programming.dev on 16 Feb 16:04 collapse

Is it, though?

comrade_twisty@feddit.org on 16 Feb 17:04 collapse

Orban is also the most corrupt politician in the EU who has been robbing his citizens as well as the EU for his and his oligarch friends for years.