Hungary's nationalist prime minister on Wednesday hosted a German far-right party's candidate for chancellor in Germany's upcoming elections, a rare gesture from a sitting European leader to a party which Germany's mainstream politicians are trying hard to contain.
Viktor Orbán met with Alice Weidel, co-leader of Alternative for Germany or AfD, in Hungary's opulent Carmelite Monastery, Orbán's headquarters, where they held talks Wednesday morning. In a news conference following their meeting, Orbán said the AfD's support in Germany had reached a level where other parties would find it possible to cooperate. Until now, most European parties have kept their distance from the AfD.
