The American and European far-right will meet this Thursday April 25 and Friday April 26 in Budapest. The Hungarian capital hosts the conference of American ultra-conservatives, CPAC, of Republican persuasion. This is the 3rd year that this event, important in the Republicans’ agenda, has relocated to Budapest with the participation of the elite of the European and international far-right.
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With our correspondent in Budapest, Florence La Bruyère
Tenors of the far-right meet at Budapest : The Dutch Geert Wilders, the Spaniard Santiago Abascal, of the Vox party, or the Pole Mateusz Morawiecki, former ultra-conservative Prime Minister. All are united under the banner “ no to wokism, no to gender issues and migration “.
For years, American Republicans have been trying to promote national populism Donald Trump abroad. The fact that their conference is being held for the third time in Budapest shows that Donald Trump has succeeded in Americanizing the European far-right.
The former tenant of the White House has found an ideal partner: Viktor Orban. The latter spent millions of dollars on lobbying to attract Republicans to Budapest. Today, Viktor Orban appears as the spearhead of American conservatism in Europe. “ I look forward to Trump’s return to the White House » Viktor Orban recently declared.