Hungary Parliament Elects Former Supreme Court Head Andras Baka as President
Andras Baka won 140 votes in the 199-seat National Assembly as the governing Tisza party backed a symbolic break from Viktor Orbán-era power structures.
- On Tuesday, Parliament elected Andras Baka, a former Supreme Court president, as Hungary's next president with 140 votes, exceeding the 133 required; the opposition Fidesz party boycotted the election.
- Prime Minister Peter Magyar nominated Baka after Tisza used its parliamentary majority to amend the Fundamental Law and remove President Sulyok in July, following Sulyok's refusal to resign.
- The European Court of Human Rights previously ruled Hungary violated Baka's rights when removing him as Supreme Court president. In 2011, Baka described removing senior officials through constitutional amendment as "simply astonishing."
- Fidesz labeled Sulyok the "last legitimate president" and claimed Baka would become a "puppet" of Tisza's parliamentary majority, though the party's six MPs could not secure enough endorsements for a valid nomination.
- Prime Minister Magyar argued Baka offers the strongest guarantee the presidency can "regain its true dignity." The role allows Baka to refer legislation to the Constitutional Court, serving as a constitutional counterweight to government.
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Although he was proposed by Péter Magyar's party and elected as the new head of state of Hungary, the former president of the Supreme Court of András Baka does not want to be a mere "abnicker" of the Prime Minister. In his inaugural speech, the 73-year-old reckoned with Viktor Orbán and his beinhart system, but also in the direction of the new head of government, Baka issued a serious warning. Baka has consistently advocated the rule of law and …
Hungary elects Orban critic Andras Baka as first president of new political era
Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday approved former supreme court chief Andras Baka – a prominent critic of Viktor Orban who was ousted during the ex-premier's time in power – as the country's next head of state.
Hungary's parliament approves Orbán-critic András Baka as president
BUDAPEST — Hungary’s parliament elected Andras Baka, a former head of the Supreme Court, as the country's new president on Tuesday following the contested removal last month of the previous head of state as Prime Minister Péter Magyar pushes to loosen his predecessor's lingering hold over state institutions.Baka was elected to the largely ceremonial role with the votes of the governing center-right Tisza party, which holds a two-thirds m…
On November 11, the Hungarian Parliament (unicameral, 199 seats) elected former Supreme Court Chief Justice András Baka (73) as its new president. While the president's powers are limited, this represents a shift away from the authoritarian rule of the previous Orbán administration towards the "rule of law"…
Hungary's Parliament elected Andras Baka, former Supreme Court president, as the country's next president on Tuesday, in a symbolic step in Prime Minister Peter Magyar's efforts to dismantle the power bastions of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Also read: EU faces dilemma between expansion and preserving the rules Hungary expects Danube to rise, but nuclear power plant still faces production restrictions Baka was elected to the largely cere…
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