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Hungarian parliament to elect new ombudsman
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Lawmakers will vote to elect Hungary’s next ombudsman for fundamental rights during a two-day session of parliament next week.
Monday’s session will start at 1pm with lawmakers marking Semmelweis Day, a day of national health care. Afterwards, MPs will get to address parliament ahead of the agenda.
Later, Hungarian parliament will vote on establishing a select committee tasked with appointing the members of the Media Council of Hungary’s National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH). This will be followed by interpellations and direct questions.
On Tuesday, following questions to the cabinet, lawmakers will vote to elect the new ombudsman.
President János Áder has nominated Ákos Kozma, the deputy head of the Independent Police Complaints Board, for the post.
The ombudsman is elected by a two-thirds vote in parliament for a six-year term and may be re-elected once. The current ombudsman, law professor László Székely, has held the position since September 2013.