Péter Márki-Zay is the 49 year old small-town mayor and father of seven running against Putin-allied, Tucker Carlson-endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. On the latest Reality Check, Márki-Zay tells CNN’s John Avlon why the upcoming April election matters to Americans and discuss why both Orban and Tucker Carlson are obsessed with George Soros.

Chapters
00:00 - Hungary's PM criticized by some as an autocrat
01:36 - The conservative Christian running against Orbán
03:51 - Márki-Zay on Russia and Ukraine
04:43 - Some American conservatives embrace Orbán
06:55 - Why Hungary matters to democracy today

Why Tucker Carlson went to Hungary
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/05/opinions/tucker-carlson-hungary-viktor-orbn-hemmer/index.html

Donald Trump can't get enough of 'strong' authoritarians
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/04/politics/trump-viktor-orban-election-endorsement/index.html

Hungary plans referendum on law criticized by EU as homophobic
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/21/europe/hungary-lgbt-rights-referendum-intl/index.html

Experts are speculating over Russia's next move. They may want to check Ukraine's weather forecast
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/europe/ukraine-russia-weather-climate-intl/index.html