US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Budapest, Hungary, for a two-day visit to support Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of the highly contested April 12 parliamentary elections. Representing the Trump administration’s unwavering backing, Vance is scheduled to hold a joint press conference with Orban and address supporters at a major stadium rally. The upcoming election is widely considered the toughest challenge of Orban’s political career, highlighting the strategic importance of this strong US-Hungarian alliance. Furthermore, an Orban defeat could jeopardize Hungary’s critical exemption from US sanctions on Russian energy, a unique arrangement previously brokered between the Prime Minister and President Trump.