Trump and Vance stump for Orban ahead of Hungarian election

Zselyke Csaky, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, doubted Mr Vance’s visit would do much to change the outcome of the election.

Ms Csaky said Mr Orbán has tried to frame the campaign as a fight against foreign enemies, but voters care more about their economic prospects.

For Fidesz voters, Mr Vance’s visit “shows that Orbán is a global player. But for everyone else that may not be the most important thing, because they don’t necessarily see Hungary winning from that position right now,” she said.