The U.S. vice president said in Sunday’s elections, Hungarians will have to choose whether to “bow to tyranny or act in the spirit of King St. Stephen again.”
The European Right is joining forces in rejecting the abolition of unanimous decision-making in the EU and opposing the use of the rule of law as a political tool, while standing up for energy sovereignty and taking a firm position against mass migration.
Viktor Orbán’s influence extends far beyond the borders of Hungary: for the international sovereigntist camp, he is proof that patriotic politics is viable not only as a form of protest but as a form of government.
Conservative and sovereignist leaders from across Europe gathered in Budapest to call for a shift away from EU centralisation and towards national sovereignty.
Conservative leaders from across the world gathered in Budapest for CPAC Hungary 2026, as the country prepares for a closely watched parliamentary election.
With CPAC Hungary set for Saturday and the Patriots’ Grand Assembly in Budapest on Monday, the patriotic bloc is presenting itself as one of the main European centres of political gravity.
