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Why Hungary’s two-faced Orbán deserves to lose his re-election bid

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary is on the ropes in his latest bid for reelection, down by double-digit margins in the latest polls.

So he brought in a ringer.

Vice President JD Vance, a star of the populist right, spent two days in Hungary this week ahead of Sunday’s voting — and predictably, local media made the visit a very big deal.

After all, Orbán and his Fidesz Party cronies control 80% of the press.

In his 16 years in office, Orbán has become a favorite among certain factions of the American right.

He has spoken at the US Conservative Political Action Conference — and even hosted his own version of CPAC back home.

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Orbán portrays his nation as a bastion of traditional values, calling Hungary a “conservative island in the liberal European ocean” and denouncing the rise of “woke” liberal ideology.

His rhetoric hits many of the touchstones of the American conservative movement: Christianity, deep-rooted family values, strong borders and personal freedom.

But in truth, Orbán isn’t the conservative Vance and President Trump want to believe he is.

Hungary is far from a traditionalist paradise: Only about 11% percent of Hungarians are regular........

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