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Schmitt resigns as president over plagiarism scandal

On 2 April 2012 Pál Schmitt resigned as President of Hungary over the plagiarism scandal, telling parliament that his personal case divided the nation rather than uniting it. Parliament accepted the resignation by 338 votes to 5, and Speaker László Kövér took over presidential duties temporarily.

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

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On 2 April 2012 Pál Schmitt resigned as President of Hungary over the plagiarism scandal, telling parliament that his personal case divided the nation rather than uniting it. He had denied wrongdoing for weeks. Parliament accepted the resignation by 338 votes to 5, and Speaker László Kövér took over presidential duties temporarily.

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  2. 2.bbc.com — sourcebbc.com · verified
  3. 3.edition.cnn.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: schmitt+president · verified

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Factrail. (2026). Schmitt resigns as president over plagiarism scandal. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/schmitt-resigns-presidency-2012-04-02

https://factrail.ai/facts/schmitt-resigns-presidency-2012-04-02

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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