Trump election win delights Orban and Europe's far-right

Trump's presidential election win has in Europe delighted Hungary's Vikor Orban, Germany's AfD, the Netherlands’ Geert Wilders, and others on the far-right.

LONDON — Few have expressed glee at Donald Trump’s election win like Europe’s far right.

In President-elect Trump, these ascendant insurgents across the pond see a key ally, someone who shares their mix of authoritarianism, populism and extreme hostility to immigration.

“We have big plans for the future!” posted Hungary’s Prime Minister Vikor Orbán, an influential Trump friend and ally, calling it “a much needed victory for the World!”

Orban visited Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida earlier this year. @PM_ViktorOrban via XAsked what these “plans” were, András László, a lawmaker in Orbán’s Fidesz party, told NBC News on Thursday that his leader had left it “deliberately vague.” It would broadly involve a “continuation” of their first-term partnership, he said, “to help persecuted Christians around the world, and to promote policies and solutions to stop illegal immigration.”

Trump’s lionization of dictators and promises to go after his political enemies have seen him called a “fascist” by two former aides and some experts.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-election-win-delights-orban-europes-far-right-rcna178938

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