The President of the Constitutional Court, Tamas Szuyok, became the new President of Hungary. He is a member of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s party.
The Hungarian Parliament elected the head of the Constitutional Court, Tamás Szújok, as the country’s new president. Telex reported this on Monday, February 26.
134 deputies voted for the appointment of Shuyok as president, five opposed.
Šujok is a member of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party. He has sworn. Hungary’s new president will take office on March 5. Until then, the Speaker of the Parliament, László Kövér, will serve as interim president.
Tamás Šujok was born in 1956. He received a lawyer’s education. From 2000 to 2014 he served as Honorary Consul of Hungary in Austria. In 2014, Shuyok became a member of the Constitutional Court of Hungary, and in 2016 he headed it.
We remind you that on February 10, Hungarian President Katalin Nowak announced her resignation from office due to the pardon of a person convicted in a child sexual abuse case.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said that Hungary will lobby for Georgia and Moldova to join the EU, but not for Ukraine.
Source: korrespondent
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