00:02Hungary's opposition leader Peter Magyar has accused Prime Minister Viktor Orban's
00:06ruling Fidesz party of preparing a blackmail campaign against him.
00:11It reportedly involves a secretly recorded sex tape made with surveillance equipment
00:16that Magyar suspects the governing party plans to release.
00:19He said journalists received a photo of a bedroom with a message coming soon
00:24suggesting a video release is imminent.
00:27Fidesz representatives denied involvement in distributing the photo.
00:31Under Hungarian law, releasing sexually explicit images without consent is a criminal offence.
00:38The allegations come as tensions grow in the campaign ahead of an April parliamentary election,
00:43which has already seen activists attacked and candidates targeted with deepfake videos.
00:49Magyar's TISA party is currently ahead of Orban's Fidesz in recent polls.
00:53Magyar launched TISA following a government-linked child abuse scandal that forced two senior
00:59officials to resign.
01:01The scandal eroded public trust in Orban's administration and created an opening Magyar
01:06exploited to build his party rapidly, creating the strongest challenge to Fidesz in years.
01:11Magyar's face of race...
01:12Magyar's TISA –
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