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Balog elected president of the Reformed Church synod

On 17 February 2021 the synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary elected Bishop Zoltán Balog, a former Orbán minister, as its clerical president for six years. Balog, bishop of the Danubian Reformed District, won 64 of 97 valid votes at the synod's inaugural session, and János Molnár was elected lay president.

Zoltán Balog (Wikimedia Commons portrait; person avatar reused as fact cover, land-pack1 pattern).

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On 17 February 2021 the synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary elected Bishop Zoltán Balog, a former Orbán minister, as its clerical president for six years. Balog, bishop of the Danubian Reformed District, won 64 of 97 valid votes at the synod's inaugural session, and János Molnár was elected lay president.

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  • Zoltán Balog

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  1. 1.telex.hu — sourcetelex.hu · verified
  2. 2.nepszava.huchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: balog+zsinat · verified
  3. 3.reformatus.huchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: balog+zsinat · verified

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Factrail. (2026). Balog elected president of the Reformed Church synod. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/balog-synod-president-2021-02-17

https://factrail.ai/facts/balog-synod-president-2021-02-17

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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