Hungary-Presidential Election/Result
Hungary-Presidential Election/Result
Dateline : Aug 11, 2026
Location : Hungary
Duration : 1'07
Budapest, Hungary - Aug 11, 2026 (Hungary Parliament - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Interior of Hungarian parliament building, members of parliament
2. Deputy parliament speaker Aniko Nagy speaking
3. Members of parliament
4. Hungary's former Supreme Court chief Andras Baka (R1, front) listening
5. Aniko Nagy announcing president-elect
6. Various of Hungary's president-elect Andras Baka standing up, members of parliament applauding
7. Members of parliament standing up
8. President-elect Andras Baka, members of parliament
9. Various of oath ceremony in progress
Hungary's parliament on Tuesday elected former Supreme Court chief Andras Baka as the country's new president.
Baka, 73, the sole candidate in the election, received 140 votes in a secret ballot. He was nominated by the ruling Tisza party, which holds the two-thirds parliamentary majority needed to elect the president without opposition support. Baka will officially take office on Aug 19.
In his speech, Baka said his role as president would be to represent both majority and minority views, acknowledge political differences rather than imposing artificial unity, and safeguard constitutional checks and balances.
He said Hungary's relationships with several international allies have deteriorated in recent years, and rebuilding those partnerships should be an important priority of his presidency.
Baka served as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights from 1991 to 2008 before Hungary's parliament elected him president of the Supreme Court in 2009.
His six-year mandate as Supreme Court president was cut short at the end of 2011 following judicial reforms introduced under the government of then Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Tuesday's election came after former President Tamas Sulyok signed the country's 17th constitutional amendment late in July, triggering the end of his mandate as head of state.
Following the end of Sulyok's term in office on July 20, Speaker of Parliament Agnes Forsthoffer served as acting president.
The president of Hungary is elected by parliament for a five-year term, shouldering constitutional duties including signing legislation and representing the state. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Hungarian Armed Forces.
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Published : 2026-08-12 03:33
Last Modified : 2026-08-12 17:15:00
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