The police conducted searches at the homes of Budapest deputy mayor Ambrus Kiss, and the Chief Notary and Budapest Capital City Property Management Center (BVFK) leader, Balázs J. Barts, in connection with the recordings in the City Hall case. The Budapest mayor speaks of Russian methods used in a smear campaign, while the opposition alliance’s PM candidate, Péter Márki-Zay, also stood by the Budapest leadership, labeling the case an “outrageous scandal.”