Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Vice President JD Vance at a "Day of Friendship" rally in Budapest on April 7, 2026. 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.