Parliament elects Tamás Sulyok President of Hungary
On 26 February 2024 Hungary's National Assembly elected Tamás Sulyok, then president of the Constitutional Court, as President of the Republic.
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On 26 February 2024 Hungary's National Assembly elected Tamás Sulyok, then president of the Constitutional Court, as President of the Republic. His nomination by Fidesz followed Katalin Novák's resignation over a pardon granted in a child-abuse cover-up case; opposition parties did not support him.
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Tamás Sulyok
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- 1.aljazeera.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: sulyok+president · verified
- 2.astanatimes.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: sulyok+president · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Parliament elects Tamás Sulyok President of Hungary. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/sulyok-elected-president-of-hungary-2024-02-26
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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