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Tamás Sulyok (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtɒmaːʃ ˈʃujok]; born 24 March 1956) is a Hungarian politician and lawyer who has been serving as the president of Hungary since 2024. He was the president of the Constitutional Court from 2016 until 2024. He was the Fidesz–KDNP candidate for the 2024 presidential election. [1]
[2] 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]
The president of Hungary, officially the president of the republic [note 1] (Hungarian: Magyarország köztársasági elnöke [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡ ˈkøstaːrʃɒʃaːɡi ˈɛlnøkɛ], államelnök, or államfő [ˈaːlːɒɱføː]), is the head of state of Hungary.
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.
Sulyok received 134 votes in favor of his presidency while five lawmakers voted against. Hungary's parliament on Monday elected a new president after its previous head of state resigned in a ...
BUDAPEST/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok has signed the bill that approved Sweden's accession to the NATO military alliance, the president's office said on Tuesday, clearing ...
Incumbent president of the Republic János Áder was ineligible to run due to term limits. [4] There were two candidates for the post. [ 3 ] The governing alliance, Fidesz-KDNP , nominated Katalin Novák , the former minister for family affairs and an ally of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán , as its presidential candidate. [ 5 ]
It is led by the Prime Minister, and is composed of various ministers. [2] It is the principal organ of public administration. The Prime Minister (miniszterelnök) is elected by the National Assembly and serves as the head of government and exercises executive power. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party with the most seats in parliament.