Marine Le Pen praises Viktor Orbán at Budapest far‑right event

Marine Le Pen and other European far right leaders gathered in Budapest to praise Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary's election. Speakers including Geert Wilders lauded Orbán as an exceptional leader and defended his nationalist agenda. The event highlighted growing coordination among Europe's populist parties and their open support for Orbán's re-election. That matters because a re-elected Orbán would strengthen anti-EU and anti-Ukraine positions and shift power dynamics inside the European Union.