US Targets Orban for UN Secretary General With Russia and China Backing - Reports The Trump administration has encouraged former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to enter the race for UN Secretary General as a potential joint US-Russia-China candidate, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to the report, Orban is attentive to the idea but has not made a final decision and prefers to run only if he is sure of victory. A US official estimated that Orban could comfortably secure eight votes in the 15-member Security Council, with up to 10 within reach. "Someone like Orban," US officials reportedly told their Russian and Chinese counterparts as they discussed potential candidates - and both sides agreed. The paper said Trump officials see Orban as a political heavyweight capable of confronting the UN establishment rather than another conventional international bureaucrat. substack | talk.

US Targets Orban for UN Secretary General With Russia and China Backing - Reports The Trump administration has encouraged former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to enter the race for UN Secretary General as a potential joint US-Russia-China candidate, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to the report, Orban is attentive to the idea but has not made a final decision and prefers to run only if he is sure of victory. A US official estimated that Orban could comfortably secure eight votes in the 15-member Security Council, with up to 10 within reach. "Someone like Orban," US officials reportedly told their Russian and Chinese counterparts as they discussed potential candidates - and both sides agreed. The paper said Trump officials see Orban as a political heavyweight capable of confronting the UN establishment rather than another conventional international bureaucrat. substack | talk.