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Since starting his second term as prime minister in 2010, Orbán has served as a strong voice for maintaining traditional [[conservative values]] in Europe, supporting [[national sovereignty]] and identity, and opposing the [[globalist]], one-world agenda of the EU and other entities.<ref>Caldwell, Christopher (May 13, 2019). [https://humanevents.com/2019/05/13/orban-not-far-right-just-right/ Orban: Not Far Right, Just Right.] ''Human Events'' (from ''Claremont Review of Books''). Retrieved May 16, 2019.</ref> He united with [[Poland]]'s ruling [[PiS]] party to that end,<ref name="HungaryPoland"/> and his approval ratings are higher than those of his globalist opponents.<ref>Girdusky, Ryan (May 16, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/europes-liberals-hate-viktor-orban-for-one-reason-hes-more-popular-than-them Europe's liberals hate Viktor Orbán for one reason: He's more popular than them]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved May 16, 2019.</ref> Orbán is strongly hated by the Left for his conservative policies and his success at implementing them.<ref>Maitra, Sumantra (August 9, 2021). [https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/09/why-liberals-hate-hungarys-viktor-orban-so-much/ Why Liberals Hate Hungary’s Viktor Orban So Much]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved August 21, 2021.</ref>
Since starting his second term as prime minister in 2010, Orbán has served as a strong voice for maintaining traditional [[conservative values]] in Europe, supporting [[national sovereignty]] and identity, and opposing the [[globalist]], one-world agenda of the EU and other entities.<ref>Caldwell, Christopher (May 13, 2019). [https://humanevents.com/2019/05/13/orban-not-far-right-just-right/ Orban: Not Far Right, Just Right.] ''Human Events'' (from ''Claremont Review of Books''). Retrieved May 16, 2019.</ref> He united with [[Poland]]'s ruling [[PiS]] party to that end,<ref name="HungaryPoland"/> and his approval ratings are higher than those of his globalist opponents.<ref>Girdusky, Ryan (May 16, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/europes-liberals-hate-viktor-orban-for-one-reason-hes-more-popular-than-them Europe's liberals hate Viktor Orbán for one reason: He's more popular than them]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved May 16, 2019.</ref> Orbán is strongly hated by the Left for his conservative policies and his success at implementing them.<ref>Maitra, Sumantra (August 9, 2021). [https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/09/why-liberals-hate-hungarys-viktor-orban-so-much/ Why Liberals Hate Hungary’s Viktor Orban So Much]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved August 21, 2021.</ref>
==Council of Europe president==
[[Kiev]]'s forcible [[conscription]] policies have had an outsized impact on the country’s [[Hungarian]] minority, some of whom were captured by [[Russia]] but then sent to Hungary in June 2023 upon their request instead of back to [[Ukraine]].<ref>https://korybko.substack.com/p/the-under-discussed-humanitarian</ref> The importance rests in the fact that those conscripted Hungarians didn’t feel comfortable returning to Ukraine due to its [[discriminatory]] policies against their minority group.
[[Victor Orban]] is obligated to ensure his co-ethnics' interests as best as he can, but he hitherto declined to travel to Ukraine for that purpose since no progress had thus far in July 2024 been made on this, though his country’s rotating presidency of the [[Council of Europe]] gave him the opportunity to do so while also exploring a ceasefire. He visited Kiev not just as the Hungarian [[Prime Minister]], but as a representative of the Council of Europe, thus ensuring that Ukrainian [[dictator]] [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] didn’t try to upstage or humiliate him but instead treated him with [[respect]].
Orban committed to building and financing as many Ukrainian [[school]]s as this community needs inside of Hungary owing to the influx of [[refugee]]s. That was a clever move since it pressures Zelensky to respond reciprocally by restoring the Hungarian minority’s rights even though he didn’t commit to anything tangible yet. Talks on this are underway though judging by Orban's optimism that the matter will be resolved with a comprehensive cooperation agreement.
All told, it took Hungary’s rotating presidency of the Council of Europe for Orban to finally visit Kiev, which raised the chances that he wouldn’t be mistreated by Zelensky out of vengeance for his views.<ref>[https://korybko.substack.com/p/orbans-trip-to-kiev-was-primarily Orban’s Trip To Kiev Was Primarily About Bilateral Relations], ANDREW KORYBKO, JUL 04, 2024. korybko.substack.com</ref>
==Second tenure as Prime Minister==
==Second tenure as Prime Minister==