MPs elected Tamas Sulyok as President of the Republic in a secret ballot. Of the 147 lawmakers who took part in the vote, 134 voted in favor of the constitutional court president becoming the new head of state after the resignation of Katalin Novak. Tamas Sulyok will assume office on March 5.
Following the oath-taking ceremony, Tamas Sulyok received congratulations from Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover and parliamentary group leaders of the governing parties and those opposition parties that remained present in the chamber.