Hungary's Orban To Visit Georgia Following Disputed Elections

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will visit Georgia on October 28-29, the government in Tbilisi said on October 27. Following a series of meetings, Orban and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze will make statements to the media, Kobakhidze’s office said. Orban was the first foreign leader to congratulate the ruling Georgian Dream party following the October 26 parliamentary elections, weighing in before first official results were announced. Orban's illiberal domestic politics and West-skeptic foreign policy have been an inspiration to Georgian Dream, and he has become a key ally to Georgia's leaders. The pro-Russian Georgian Dream celebrated an apparent election win, but the pro-Western opposition is calling foul. Election monitors said there were “critical violations” in the vote. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Georgian Service, click here.