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Hungary's parliament approves Orbán-critic and former judge András Baka as president

Besides a brief stint as a lawmaker, elected from the conservative Hungarian Democratic Forum's party list in 1990, after the democratic transition, Baka did not hold any political positions.

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Tisza Party group nominates András Baka for new Hungarian president

On Saturday, the Tisza Party, which has a constitutional majority in Parliament, picked András Baka who was removed by Fidesz from the Supreme Court, to be elected president on Tuesday.

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Hungary's Parliament to vote on new president as the country awaits Magyar's candidate

The parliamentary vote comes just weeks after chess champion Judit Polgár rejected the prime minister's nomination. Magyar has not revealed his candidate yet, but he has met with several high-profile public figures.

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Built to last, gone in months: How Péter Magyar dismantled Viktor Orbán's regime

Since Péter Magyar's Tisza Party won a landslide in April, Hungary's president, top prosecutor and state media chiefs have all been removed, as the new government moves swiftly to unwind 16 years of Viktor Orbán's rule.

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Hide the Pain Harold and Rubik’s Cube creator among social media’s picks for Hungarian president

Newly elected Tisza party asked public to put forward names, which have ranged from the sensible to the bizarre

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EU far right cries foul, but Commission unfazed by Magyar's 'Purgatorium'

Orbán allies across Europe have raised concerns over Hungarian democracy after the president's mandate was ended and Fidesz's headquarters raided as part of a corruption probe, but the European Commission appears broadly aligned with a push to dismantle Orbán's political operation.

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Podcast | Brussels eyes political reshuffles in London and Budapest

In a week of political upheaval in Europe, Hungary got rid of its president and the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade entered office. What does this mean for Brussels?

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Hungary’s chess queen declines Péter Magyar’s offer of role as president

Judit Polgár says she does not ‘feel enough strength within me’ to take on the responsibility of uniting a divided nation

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Hungary’s president agrees to stand down after law change ends his term

Tamás Sulyok signed the constitutional amendment that cited ‘serious loss of confidence’ in him as leader

The Guardian - UK

Hungary’s president signs a constitutional amendment ending his term

Hungary's president has signed a constitutional amendment ending his term, resolving a dispute with the new government

The Independent UK

Hungarian president Tamás Sulyok signs constitutional amendment ending his own mandate

President Tamás Sulyok signed the seventeenth amendment to the Fundamental Law on Saturday, he announced on Facebook. The sitting president’s mandate will end the day after it takes effect.

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Newsletter: ‘Tide turning’ for Ukraine, von der Leyen says in Kyiv

Hello, it’s Wednesday, and I’m Mared Gwyn. In today’s newsletter: the view on the ground in Ukraine as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visits, and a new EU-UK pact marks a “new era” for Gibraltar.

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Euronews explains: can Hungary's PM Magyar really remove president Sulyok from office?

Hungary's parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office, with Prime Minister Péter Magyar accusing him of being Orbán's puppet. But he refuses to resign and argues the move in unconstitutional. What happens next? Euronews explains:

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Newsletter: Push for sanctions on Russia goes to the wire

Good morning, readers. This is Mared Gwyn. In this Tuesday morning newsletter: the final push to get fresh sanctions on Russia over the line, exclusive lines from an interview with the Bulgarian Foreign Minister, and another packed day of enlargement talks.

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Hungarian parliament removes President Tamás Sulyok from office

Hungary's parliament has approved the 17th amendment to the constitution. Prime Mİnister Péter Magyar says this is a key step that will allow 'Orbán's political puppets' to be replaced.

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Hungarian MPs set to change constitution to remove Orbán-allied President Tamás Sulyok

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has repeatedly called on Sulyok to resign, branding the 70-year-old unworthy of the post as a result of his failure to stand up to Orbán's divisive rhetoric and attacks on the rule of law.

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Hungary could vote to oust president as early as next week as opposition complains of 'tyranny'

Viktor Orbán's Fidesz is calling for protests after Prime Minister Péter Magyar filed a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamás Sulyok.

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Venice Commission experts to investigate Magyar's push to remove Hungary's president

The Venice Commission will visit Hungary on Thursday to assess a constitutional amendment that would remove President Tamás Sulyok from office. Both the president and PM Péter Magyar's government say they are open to talks with the delegation.

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Hungarian government to amend constitution to allow removal of president

At a press conference outside the Sándor Palace, Prime Minister Péter Magyar outlined Tamás Sulyok’s failings and announced plans to amend Hungary's Fundamental Law to allow for his removal.

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Hungary: Tamás Sulyok will not resign as president

The government’s deadline for his resignation passed on Sunday night, but Sulyok said he would wait for the Venice Commission’s opinion and insisted that the matter should be handled in line with the constitution.

The Independent UK

Hungary’s new prime minister urges president to resign immediately

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New Hungarian PM tells president to ‘leave office now’ in scathing attack – minutes after posing with him for a picture

Peter Magyar ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary in a boon for the European Union and Ukraine and turned on the country’s president Tamas Sulyok, saying he was ‘unworthy of representing the unity of the Hungarian nation’

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Hungary’s Péter Magyar says new government could take power at beginning of May

Magyar has called on Orbán's government to act as a caretaker in its final weeks and not to make any decisions that could threaten Hungary's interests or impede the incoming government's work.

The Independent UK

Hungary election winner Magyar set to take power within weeks

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar's Tisza party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in Sunday's election, paving the way for a swift transfer of power. President Tamás Sulyok assured Magyar that his new government could take office in the first week of May, accelerating the end of Viktor Orbán's 16-year premiership.…

The Guardian - UK

Hungary’s prime minister-elect vows to suspend ‘propaganda machine’ state media

Péter Magyar compares media coverage to Nazi-era Germany and says his government will ‘restore its public service character’

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