Hungary parliament elects former supreme court head Andras Baka as president
11 Aug 202617:18 PM
Hungary parliament elects former supreme court head Andras Baka as president
Hungary's parliament elected ​Andras Baka, a ‌former head of the Supreme Court, ​as the ​country's next president on ⁠Tuesday, a ​symbolic step in ​Prime Minister Peter Magyar's effort to dismantle ​former premier ​Viktor Orban's bastions of ‌power.

Baka ⁠was elected to the largely ceremonial role with ​the ​votes ⁠of the governing centre-right ​Tisza party. ​Members ⁠of the opposition Fidesz party ⁠did ​not take ​part in the election.