Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, is facing the biggest challenge of his 16-year authoritarian rule as a parliamentary election. The election has been marred by allegations of false flag operations, wiretapping, and an alleged sex tape plot. Despite this, Vladimir Putin has expressed his support for Orbán. Peter Magyar, a former member of Orbán's Fidesz party, is leading his own center-right party, Tisza. Observers have raised concerns about the contest being free but not fair, and there are fears that broad powers under the ongoing state of emergency could be misused during the election.