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The election of a new head of state came after Hungary’s conservative president resigned on Feb. 10 amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted of helping to cover up child ...
The opposition alliance United for Hungary called for the direct election of the President of the Republic in their manifesto for the 2022 parliamentary election, which would require amending or replacing the current constitution. [3] On 25 February, opposition parties held a rally in Budapest calling for direct presidential elections. [4]
Sulyok has been the president of Hungary's top court since 2016, a mandate he also received with the backing of lawmakers from the Fidesz ruling party. He is expected to take up the role on March 5.
Hungary's long-serving government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a rare political crisis after the president, a member of Orbán’s ruling party, resigned amid public anger over her ...
The previous general elections (2010) in the country resulted in an overwhelming majority win for the conservative opposition party Fidesz (which gained a 2/3 supermajority by winning the 68% of the seats (52.7% of the votes)), as well the dramatic rise of the far-right newcomers Jobbik (12.2% of seats, 16.7% of votes), who were just 2.5% short ...
The opposition alliance, United for Hungary, nominated Péter Róna, a lawyer and economist, as its presidential candidate. [ 7 ] The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is re-submitting an amendment proposal to postpone the parliamentary election of Hungary's president until after the parliamentary election in the spring of 2022, the party ...
Pressure is mounting on Hungary's head of state to resign after it was revealed that she issued a presidential pardon to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case. Hungary's ...
After midnight, Péter Magyar holds a New Year's speech in which he calls for early elections. [1] There is no presidential speech from Tamás Sulyok. Land crossings on the Hungary–Romania border open, as Romania joins the Schengen Area [2] January 7 – The United States imposes sanctions on cabinet minister Antal Rogán for alleged ...