Hungarian parliament elects top court chief as new president
BUDAPEST, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Hungary’s parliament elected Constitutional Court chief Tamas Sulyok as the country’s next president on Monday, two weeks after the unexpected resignation of Katalin Novak.
Novak, a close ally of conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban, resigned from the largely ceremonial role as president after she came under mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children’s home.
Sulyok’s swift election could help Orban regain the political initiative after a scandal that appeared to clash with one of his party’s key tenets: its commitment to traditional family and Christian values.
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