00:00This is the man who political observers say has a chance to change the course of Hungarian politics,
00:0744-year-old Peter Modyar, leader of the opposition Tissot party.
00:11An aggregate poll done by Politico shows Tissot leading Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's ruling Fidesz party 49 to 37 percent in the upcoming election.
00:22Spring is here, the spring of the Hungarians, and together we will put an end to the Orbán winter.
00:27Modyar is a former insider of the current government, and his rise comes as the first strong challenge to Orbán,
00:35who during the last 16 years has taken the country in an anti-democratic direction.
00:41A slide that Hungary's fellow EU members have criticized sharply,
00:45particularly when it comes to eroding protections for LGBTQ people and for its restrictions on the free press.
00:52Orbán has his own deep disdain for Brussels.
00:55Brussels is ruthlessly implementing its plan, turning everyone who doesn't rebel into an immigrant country.
01:05The bureaucrats in Brussels don't want to stop immigration, but to regulate it.
01:10Brussels is the enemy of European Christian civilization.
01:13With the official campaign set to kick off on February 21st,
01:21Orbán faces a public backlash as Hungary's economy has stagnated, triggering a cost-of-living crisis.
01:28Unlike its EU partners, Hungary depends on Russian oil,
01:32and Orbán has maintained close ties with Moscow despite the war in Ukraine.
01:36Modyar has said he would seek pragmatic relations with Russia and end Hungary's isolation in Brussels.
01:42And there is a political crisis in Hungary.
01:44And there is a political crisis in Hungary.
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