Media: Europe’s far right reassesses ties with Trump after Orbán defeat

European far-right parties are reassessing their relationship with US President Donald Trump after the electoral defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Bloomberg reports.

Orbán’s loss has prompted concerns among nationalist and populist movements in Europe that close alignment with Trump and the US Republican establishment may be politically damaging rather than beneficial.

Several far-right figures quoted in the report suggest that Orbán’s campaign, which received visible support from Trump-aligned figures including US Vice President JD Vance, may have suffered from being too closely associated with foreign backing.

Louis Aliot of France’s National Rally said that political movements must prioritise national interests, adding that “our interests do not always coincide with those of the United States.”

Theo Francken, a Belgian nationalist politician and defence minister, criticised Vance’s visit to Hungary in support of Orbán, calling it “a truly stupid electoral move.”

He also argued that “MAGA supporters really should stop international campaigning because everyone they back loses elections.”

Another unnamed French right-wing figure reportedly told Bloomberg that Orbán’s reliance on US political support ultimately worked against him.

By Vafa Guliyeva