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Former Hungarian President Janos Ader stepped down from his post on May 9th. Ader had 2 presidential terms behind him.
The completion of the presidential work of Janos Ader was announced by the Hungarian portal Index. Ader, besides the fact that he stopped being president on Europe Day, celebrates his birthday on May 9.
The 63-year-old ex-president spoke on May 9 in parliament. He delivered a speech on the occasion of the completion of his second cadence. Janos Ader has been president since 2012.
In April 2012, Ader became the only candidate for the presidency of Hungary on the recommendation of the Fidesz-KDNP alliance. According to the vote of Parliament, Ader received 262 votes in favor and became the President of Hungary.
Janos Ader was re-elected again in 2017 – in March, the President was elected with 131 votes. His rival Laszlo Maiteni, who was nominated by the parties of the left, received only 39 votes.
After the end of the presidential term, Ader will be replaced by Katalina Nowak. This is a representative of the ruling Fidesz party, which is also represented by Viktor Orban.
By decision of the parliament, Novak was elected on March 10 with a result of 137 votes. Her opponent, opposition candidate Peter Ron, received only 51 votes.
The new President Katalina Nowak will not only be the first female president of Hungary, but also the youngest president among the countries of the European Union.
On According to analysts, even before his own elections, Viktor Orban appealed to women voters in choosing the mother of three children for the predominantly ceremonial role of president for a five-year term.
What is known about Katalina Novak
Previously, Novak was the patroness of the leader and current Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the Fidesz party.
Katalina Nowak was the Minister for Family Affairs. She was in charge of the economic support program for middle-class Hungarians – including housing subsidies, government housing loans and tax cuts for the people.
Novak, like Viktor Orban, condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but also does not support the imposition sanctions against Russia and the oil embargo.
At the same time, in an interview with Index, she said that she would not become a tool for expanding Orban's power.
