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Alice Weidel lauds Viktor Orbán as ‘beacon of freedom’ at Budapest right-wing summit

Her remarks underscore the rise of a pan-European right-wing network challenging EU institutions

Alice Weidel am zweiten Tag der „Conservative Political Action Conference" (CPAC) in Ungarn
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Das Bild zeigt AfD-Chefin Alice Weidel bei der CPAC in Budapest.

Overview

  • At a CPAC-offshoot summit in Budapest on May 30, Alice Weidel praised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as a ‘beacon of freedom’ and celebrated his nationalist agenda.
  • Orbán hailed Weidel as an example of ‘good Germans’ who prioritize national sovereignty over Brussels and accused the EU of hijacking Hungary’s future.
  • Weidel condemned the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution’s classification of the AfD as ‘securely right-wing extremist’ and accused it of attempting to criminalize her party.
  • The summit’s lineup included Austria’s FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico and former German security chief Hans-Georg Maaßen.
  • Hungary netted 4–5 billion euros annually from EU funds between 2014 and 2020 but has had billions frozen since 2022 amid rule-of-law disputes with Brussels.