Far-right leaders worldwide, including Santiago Abascal, Javier Milei and Alice Weidel, backed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Hungary in Budapest. The event precedes the April 12 elections, where Orbán risks losing power after 16 years. Attendees criticized the EU, Ukraine and Pedro Sánchez.
At CPAC Hungary in Budapest on March 21, 2026, around 3,000 attendees rallied behind Viktor Orbán ahead of challenging elections per polls. Santiago Abascal, Vox leader, called the April 12 vote a 'historic crossroads' for Hungary and Europe. 'If Viktor Orbán does not win, Hungary would lose and be absorbed by the abyss created by the EU,' Abascal stated, describing the Hungarian government as a 'light in the darkness' and 'Europe's wall of dignity'.Argentine President Javier Milei dubbed Pedro Sánchez a 'pichón de tirano' or fledgling tyrant. Abascal labeled Sánchez a 'tirano y traidor' or tyrant and traitor, allied with Chavista Venezuela, Iranian ayatollahs, Cuba, Lula's Brazil and Hamas, and linked to George Soros. Orbán called Abascal 'mi jefe' or my boss, as president of Patriots for Europe, and praised his leadership.Orbán accused the European Commission of election interference by backing 'federalist forces'. He blocked a 90 billion euro EU loan for Ukraine and rejected pressures from Brussels and Kyiv. Alice Weidel charged the EU with funding Ukraine's 'most corrupt regime' to prolong a war not theirs, omitting criticism of Putin. Others included messages from Donald Trump, Mateusz Morawiecki, Geert Wilders and Matteo Salvini.
