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Politico (24 September 2021)

BY CLEA CAULCUTT AND LILI BAYER

The Hungarian prime minister will on Friday meet a TV pundit called Eric Zemmour, whose presidential ambitions are already upsetting next year’s race.

Orbán‘s government is hosting a two-day summit in Budapest with a pro-family, anti-immigration agenda. A host of conservative figures — ranging from former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša — have been in Hungary for the fourth edition of the event, and Orbán is also hosting Zemmour at the prime minister’s office on Friday morning.

The meeting is bad news for Le Pen who is struggling to kickstart a stuttering bid for the Elysée.

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