The long-serving prime minister, a champion of ‘illiberal democracy,’ has been politically isolated in much of Europe. But he has found common ground with the former and soon-to-be new U.S. president.

She became head of the Budapest bureau in 2008 at a time when Hungary was battered by a deep financial crisis. She has covered the 2015 migration crisis, major economic and political developments in Hungary and the CEE region, currency crises and central ...

Orban, who has grown increasingly isolated within the EU for his ties with Russia and opposition to military aid for Ukraine, has praised Trump as a "man of peace" who would quickly end the war. The two spoke by phone late on Wednesday, and Orban posted on social media: "We have big plans for the future".