# Pál Schmitt elected President of Hungary

Date: 2010

On 29 June 2010 the Hungarian [National Assembly](/organizations/national-assembly) elected former Olympic fencer and Fidesz politician [Pál Schmitt](/people/pal-schmitt) as President of Hungary in a secret ballot. He won 263 votes, exactly the number of Fidesz-KDNP MPs, against 59 for the Socialist candidate András Balogh, and took over from László Sólyom on 6 August.

## People

- Pál Schmitt: https://factrail.ai/people/pal-schmitt

## Sources

- https://www.vg.hu/kozelet/2010/06/schmitt-pal-a-koztarsasagi-elnok
- https://www.origo.hu/itthon/2010/06/a-koztarsasagielnokvalasztas-eredmenye
- https://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/02/world/europe/hungary-president-resigns
- https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/meet-ioc-ideal-candidates-perp-walk/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/schmitt-elected-president-2010-06-29