A new president has been elected in Hungary: will Budapest’s position towards Kyiv change?

After the scandalous resignation of Hungarian President Katalina Nowak, the country's parliament On February 26, he elected a new president. The high position was taken by Tamas Szuyok, who is a member of the Fidesz party – it is headed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Chairman of the Hungarian communities of Kiev and Kiev region Tibor Tompa told 24 Channelthat the President of Hungary is a nominal position. Therefore, Viktor Orban will also continue to determine the country’s foreign policy.

Has a representative role

Tamás Szújok is a former head of the Hungarian Constitutional Court and is a legal professional.

However, both the foreign and domestic policies of Hungary are determined by one person – Orban. Šujok, as the President of Hungary, will have a purely representative role – nothing more, noted the chairman of the Hungarian community. formerly there was Katharin Nowak.

Let us recall that Viktor Orban has repeatedly made pro-Russian statements, and also obstructed the initiatives of the European Union to help Ukraine.

More about the situation with the appointment of the new President of Hungary

• A scandal arose in the country in 2023 due to the actions of then-current President Catalina Novak. In April, Pope Francis visited Hungary. For his visit, Novak decided to pardon, in particular the deputy director of the orphanage in the city of Bichke. He was convicted of covering up a man who sexually abused children.
• When the public found out about this, protests arose across the country. In February 2024, Katalina Nowak resigned, saying that she had “made a mistake.”
• Victor Orban also submitted to parliament an amendment to the Hungarian constitution, according to which the pardon rights for crimes committed against children.