Orban Opponent Alleges ‘Russia-Style’ Blackmail via Sex Tape

Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar said he was secretly taped having sex with his former partner in 2024, preempting a potential release of a video that he called a “Russia-style” attempt to blackmail him before pivotal elections in April.

Magyar, whose Tisza party has a wide lead in polls before the April 12 vote, said he had consensual sex with his former girlfriend in an apartment where there may have been illegal drugs. In a Facebook post, Magyar said he didn’t use drugs and has never done so.