The Hungarian parliament elected a new president

A new president of the country was elected in Hungary/Collage 24 Channel

The Hungarian Parliament elected a new president of the country. It was the candidate from the ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition, Tamas Szujok.

Deputies cast 134 votes for Shuyok's candidacy, and another 5 were against. None of the parliamentarians abstained.

Tamás Szujok became the seventh elected president. He will take office on March 5. By that time, the duties and powers of the president will be performed by the Speaker of Parliament, László Kever.

It is worth noting that Viktor Orbán openly supported Šujok’s candidacy.

What is known about the new President of Hungary

Tamás Szujok was born in 1956. He is a lawyer by training. He worked as a legal consultant, a lawyer, and was an honorary consul of Austria.

Since 2014, he became a member of the country's Constitutional Court, and in 2016 he headed it.

The leader of the Fidesz faction, Mate Kocsis, said that Sujok is “a lawyer with an impeccable background and excellent preparation.” According to him, the leading parties see in him “a chance to embody the unity of the nation.”

What preceded

• The President of Hungary, Katalin Nowak, resigned on February 10 – after a scandal about the pardon of a convicted pedophile case.
• On the eve of the Pope's visit in April 2023, Novak pardoned approximately 20 people, among whom, as it turned out, was convicted in a pedophilia case. After this, demonstrations took place in the country and people began to demand her resignation.
• Katalin Nowak said that she had made a mistake. She asked for forgiveness from everyone she offended and all victims of sexual assault. She added that she would never knowingly pardon anyone who abuses children.
• It is worth noting that Novak was not the only one to resign. Justice Minister Judit Varga, who signed her decision to pardon, also left her post.