Vice President JD Vance is in Budapest today for meetings with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, days before Hungary’s April 12 parliamentary elections. It’s the toughest electoral test Orbán and his far-right ultra-nationalist movement have faced in years. Orbán’s Fidesz party is trailing in polls behind the center-right opposition Tisza party. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also traveled to Budapest in February, where he told Orbán, “President Trump is deeply committed to your success, because your success is our success.” Over the weekend, Orbán convened an emergency National Defense Council meeting after Serbian authorities said two backpacks containing U.S.-made plastic explosives were discovered near the TurkStream pipeline in northern Serbia, which transports Russian gas to Hungary. Opposition leaders accused Orbán of staging a “false-flag” operation with Serbian and Russian assistance, aimed at influencing the outcome of next week’s election.