Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech during the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) economic conference in Budapest, Hungary, November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's diplomatic ties with the United States could improve markedly under Republican Donald Trump, Prime Minister Viktor Orban was quoted as saying on Friday after a telephone conversation with the U.S. president-elect.
Orban, in power since a 2010 election landslide, has clashed several times with senior U.S. officials in recent years over sweeping reforms his critics say have undermined democratic checks and balances in the ex-communist nation.
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