BUDAPEST, Jan 5 - Hungary has not managed to secure the type of financial assistance it had originally sought from Washington ahead of a 2026 election, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday, adding that talks on a possible backstop were ongoing.

In power since 2010, eurosceptic Orban has struggled to revive Hungary's economy from an inflationary surge following Russia's February 2022 invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, with the economy mired in a three-year stretch of stagnation.