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Original article: El referente europeo de Kast se juega su continuidad en Hungr\u00eda: la ultraderecha global corre a rescatar a Orb\u00e1n<\/a><\/p>\n Viktor Orb\u00e1n, a key European figure for Jos\u00e9 Antonio Kast<\/a>, is fighting for his position as Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister in crucial elections scheduled for Sunday, April 12. With polls predicting his defeat, the global far-right has initiated a campaign to try and rescue him.<\/p>\n In early February, during his European tour as the newly elected president, Kast traveled to Budapest to meet with Orb\u00e1n and strengthen ties. He referred to Orb\u00e1n\u2019s controversial border model\u2014which includes barbed wire fences to prevent the entry of irregular migrants\u2014as a \u00abuseful example,\u00bb stating that \u00abhe has contributed to Hungary having a better economic and social situation than much of the rest of Europe.\u00bb <\/p>\n After their meeting, Orb\u00e1n expressed that it was \u00aba pleasure\u00bb to be the first European leader to welcome Kast.<\/p>\n Two months after this encounter, Orb\u00e1n\u2019s political situation is precarious, facing intense scrutiny over the erosion of democracy in Hungary.<\/p>\n Since 2010, he has governed the Central European nation with a two-thirds majority, enabling the passage of a new constitution and a series of reforms that undermine the separation of powers, restrict press freedom, and enhance executive control over key institutions.<\/p>\n After 16 years in power, Orb\u00e1n is contesting elections backed by an international network aware that his downfall would mean far more than a national defeat. This global mobilization of the far-right has been exemplified by the \u00abtotal and absolute support\u00bb<\/strong> he has received from U.S. President Donald Trump, who, in a message shared on social media, urged Hungarian citizens to vote for him, labeling him as a \u00abtrue friend, fighter, and winner.\u00bb <\/p>\n Trump\u2019s backing hasn\u2019t only been virtual; he sent his Vice President, JD Vance, to Hungary to bolster Orb\u00e1n\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n \u00abI\u2019m convinced Viktor Orb\u00e1n will win the upcoming elections in Hungary,\u00bb Vance stated on Tuesday during a political rally in Budapest.<\/p>\n \u00abIsn\u2019t that right, Viktor?\u00bb he asked Orb\u00e1n, who replied: \u00abThat\u2019s the plan.\u00bb <\/p>\n Vance made it clear that he wanted to \u00abhelp in any way I can as the Prime Minister faces these elections.\u00bb <\/p>\n During his visit to Hungary, Trump\u2019s Vice President accused the EU of interfering in the elections, and his remarks resonated among officials in the bloc. A spokesperson from the European Commission indicated they would express their concerns to the Republican magnate\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n \u00abFrom Germany, the paradox has been highlighted: the one denouncing interference is precisely the one landing in Budapest to influence the electoral outcome,\u00bb Spanish Revolution noted.<\/p>\n Additionally, it suggested that the U.S. Vice President \u00abdoes not act as an institutional representative but as an electoral agitator\u00bb in a coordinated strategy described as a true rescue operation for institutionalized hate, where global far-right leaders converge on a common objective: preventing the fall of the architect of the contemporary illiberal model.<\/p>\n According to the digital media, with the latest polls ranking Orb\u00e1n behind his rival, P\u00e9ter Magyar, alarms have been raised from \u00abWashington to Moscow, passing through Brussels and Tel Aviv,\u00bb as the stakes in Sunday\u2019s elections extend beyond the survival of a government\u2014they embody a form of power based on the progressive erosion of democratic institutions.<\/p>\n It also noted that while Orb\u00e1n\u2019s alliances may appear contradictory, they possess a coherent logic, allowing him to be \u00abboth an ally of Moscow and a partner to Benjamin Netanyahu, a figure of European nationalism and a liaison to American Trumpism.\u00bb <\/p>\n \u00abThis ability to articulate is what makes him a central figure within the reactionary international,\u00bb the cited media pointed out.<\/p>\n Under Orb\u00e1n\u2019s 16 years in office, Hungary has become a kind of political laboratory, demonstrating that it is possible to drain the content of the rule of law while maintaining its formal appearance.<\/p>\n His policies have allowed him to exert control over the media, pressure the judiciary, close universities critical of his administration, and establish a network of international influence to consolidate his hegemony.<\/p>\n In fact, he is seen as a kind of godfather and source of material support for the international far-right.<\/p>\n In Spain, the Vox party received a \u20ac7 million financing boost for their 2024 European election campaign, coming from a Hungarian bank linked to Orb\u00e1n\u2019s government.<\/p>\n Previously, they had already received \u20ac6.7 million to fund the 2023 general election campaign, a clear demonstration, according to Spanish Revolution, of how the illiberal project is not only exported as discourse but also as an organized power structure.<\/p>\n In its analysis of Orb\u00e1n\u2019s situation, Spanish Revolution clarified that what is at stake is a narrative battle; losing the election would shatter the narrative that he represents a \u00absilent majority,\u00bb exposing that the model he has implemented in Hungary is \u00abnot invincible and its expansion is not inevitable.\u00bb <\/p>\n In light of this risk, mobilization by far-right leaders and heads of state like Javier Milei in Argentina, Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, and Donald Trump in the U.S. seeks to prevent Orb\u00e1n\u2019s decline and ensure that the domino effect does not weaken the rest of the network.<\/p>\n As stated by the cited media<\/a>, the message is unanimous: \u00abOrb\u00e1n cannot fall.\u00bb <\/p>\n<\/div>\nTotal and Absolute Support from Trump<\/span><\/h3>\n
Alarm Over Orb\u00e1n\u2019s Decline in Polls<\/span><\/h3>\n
Million-Euro Financing for Vox<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u00abOrb\u00e1n Cannot Fall\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n