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Stumpf elected to the Constitutional Court

In July 2010 the Fidesz-majority parliament elected István Stumpf, Orbán's former chief of staff, a Constitutional Court judge, together with Mihály Bihari.

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

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In July 2010 the Fidesz-majority parliament elected István Stumpf, Orbán's former chief of staff, a Constitutional Court judge, together with Mihály Bihari. The opposition questioned his legal qualifications, arguing he lacked the 20 years of legal practice required by law even counting his time as chancellery minister, but the governing majority found him suitable.

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  • István Stumpf

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    Stumpf elected to the Constitutional Court. Actor role on this event; contribution size permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction). Contribution size is permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction); provisional 0.4 stored because contributions.size is NOT NULL.

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  1. 1.24.hu — source24.hu · verified
  2. 2.origo.hu — sourceorigo.hu · verified
  3. 3.origo.huchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: stumpf+alkotmanybir · verified
  4. 4.hvg.huchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: stumpf+alkotmanybir · verified
  5. 5.hirextra.huchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: stumpf+alkotmanybir · verified

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Factrail. (2026). Stumpf elected to the Constitutional Court. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/stumpf-elected-constitutional-court-2010-07

https://factrail.ai/facts/stumpf-elected-constitutional-court-2010-07

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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