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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid tribute to Chuck Norris after the American action star’s death, according to POLITICO on March 20.
Orbán posted a short message on X mourning Norris, one of the most recognizable martial arts and action film actors of his generation.
The Hungarian leader’s public farewell came as condolences and tributes spread internationally following news of Norris’s death at 86.
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Farewell, my friend! @chucknorris pic.twitter.com/0WKmU9W3cM
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) March 20, 2026
The tribute drew attention because Orbán and Norris had a well-known public connection dating back several years. Norris visited Hungary in 2018, when Orbán personally showed him around Budapest, helping turn what began as a celebrity visit into a political and cultural talking point for the Hungarian leader.
“Farewell, my friend!” Orbán wrote on X, tagging Norris in the post.
Their association has resurfaced repeatedly in Orbán’s public remarks. During an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Texas in 2022, Orbán invoked Norris while urging conservatives to embrace traditional values, declaring that America needed “less drag queens and more Chuck Norris.”
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The post also appeared against a much darker backdrop surrounding Orbán’s political future.
A reported Russian intelligence proposal envisioned staging an assassination attempt on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to jolt the campaign before the country’s April 12 parliamentary vote, The Washington Post reported.
According to the paper, the plan, dubbed “the Gamechanger,” was described in an internal SVR document authenticated by a European intelligence service.
The document reportedly argued that a fabricated attack could recast the race around security fears as Orbán faced a weak economy, falling support, and a strong challenge from Péter Magyar.
The Kremlin dismissed questions about the report as disinformation, while Orbán’s office did not respond, the newspaper noted, as separate reporting pointed to broader Kremlin efforts to aid his reelection bid.
