Germany Condemns U.S. Vice President's Hypocrisy Over EU and Hungary's Democratic Process
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Germany rebuffs U.S. Vice President JD Vance's baseless accusations of EU interference in Hungary's election, highlighting the irony of his own meddling visit to Budapest.
Germany has forcefully rejected U.S. Vice President JD Vance's unfounded allegations that the European Union is interfering in Hungary's upcoming parliamentary election. Deputy government spokesperson Sebastian Hille pointedly noted that Vance's recent trip to Budapest, where he openly endorsed the far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, is itself a blatant example of foreign interference in a sovereign nation's democratic process.
"I would like to point out—since Vance is complaining about the EU's alleged interference in the election—that the U.S. vice president was in Hungary just a few days before the election. This fact alone speaks for itself as to who is interfering," Hille told reporters, exposing the hypocrisy of Vance's claims.
During his visit, Vance parroted reactionary talking points, accusing EU officials of supposedly undermining Hungary's economy and attempting to sway the election.
"The bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to destroy the economy of Hungary. They have tried to make Hungary less energy independent. They have tried to drive up costs for Hungarian consumers. And they've done it all because they hate this guy," Vance said, referring to Orbán, whose government has repeatedly attacked democratic norms and marginalized opposition voices.
Vance's interference drew sharp criticism from Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar, who reaffirmed the importance of national sovereignty and the right of Hungarians to determine their own future without foreign meddling—whether from Washington, Moscow, or Brussels.
"No foreign country may interfere in Hungarian elections," Magyar wrote on X. "This is our country. Hungarian history is not written in Washington, Moscow, or Brussels—it is written in Hungary's streets and squares."
The German government reiterated that Chancellor Friedrich Merz has no preference regarding the outcome of Hungary's election and will respect the will of the Hungarian people, in stark contrast to the U.S. vice president's interventionist approach.