France's President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called the rise of the far right in European politics an "ill wind" during a state visit to Germany ahead of key European Union elections.
Macron noted a "fascination with authoritarian regimes" in Europe, singling out Viktor Orban's government in Hungary for criticism.
"Everywhere in our democracies these ideas thrive, pushed by the extremes and, in particular, the far right," Macron said in a speech in the eastern city of Dresden, a bastion of support for Germany's far right.