Reports say Trump administration is encouraging Orbán to seek U.N. secretary-general post

Where Left and Right agree, and where they split

Where Left and Right agree

Both frame the Security Council's veto-free backing requirement as the real test an Orbán candidacy would have to clear, and neither claims he has entered the race.

Where Left and Right split

The left and the right split on whether US-Russia-China backing sidelines smaller states or is fair game.

Why they won’t converge

The divide is about values, not facts: whether a Security Council process that lets three permanent members jointly anoint a candidate is a legitimate use of power or an inversion of what the U.N. post is for.

Watch for

Watch whether France or the United Kingdom moves to block an Orbán recommendation in the Security Council, since both outlets report they could use their veto even if the U.S., Russia and China align.www.Bluewin.ch, oe24