Vox, Spain’s far-right political party, confirmed it secured a €9.2mn loan from Hungary’s MBH Bank, a financial institution tied to Lorinc Meszaros, Hungary’s wealthiest oligarch and an ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The loan, used to fund Vox’s 2023 parliamentary and local election campaigns, was issued in two instalments (€6.7mn and €2.6mn) after the party struggled to secure funding from Spanish banks. Party chairman Santiago Abascal initially withheld the name of the lender to protect the bank’s reputation, but the details emerged after a report by El País. Vox has since repaid the l…
