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Here is what comes after the Hungarian President resigned
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The Hungarian Parliament elected Katalin Novák as President of Hungary in May 2022. She could have acted as President until 2027. However, she resigned yesterday following a scandal that broke out because she pardoned the helper of a child abuser. Now, the parliament can decide about the new President. Or will the events take an unexpected turn?
Based on the laws, Katalin Novák’s presidency did not end yesterday. We do not know whether she stated the date of her departure in the resignation document she submitted to the Hungarian parliament or not. However, leaving the office cannot happen earlier than 15 days after the resignation. As a result, she will remain Hungary’s President for at least two weeks.
Afterwards, the Speaker of the House, László Kövér (Fidesz), will be in charge and become the commander-in-chief of the Hungarian Army. According to infostart.hu, the National Assembly has 30 days to elect another president.
Hungary will have a new president by early March
Candidates must acquire at least 1/5th of the MPs’ support to become eligible for the voting. Since Orbán has a supermajority, he will choose Hungary’s next President. Political experts say the Hungarian opposition has only one chance to better their positions for the coming 9 June municipal and EU elections: finding a highly-supported person and backing him or her jointly. In that case, they could gain some political advantage and may be able to beat Fidesz in the elections. That has not happened ever. Since Hungary’s accession to the European Union (2004), Orbán’s Fidesz has won all the EP elections.
Here is Katalin Novák’s statement about her resignation
President Katalin Novák issued a statement on Saturday, addressing the Hungarian people “at home and beyond the border”.
“I now address you — not politicians or policymakers — but those whom I swore to serve two years ago,” she wrote.
“I took on this task because I passionately love Hungary… I believe ours is a peaceful, loving, caring nation. I believe in the silent majority, in people who work hard every day, I believe in honour, in being upstanding, and in the power of love…”
Novák referred to her recent decision to issue a pardon which, she said, had “caused confusion”, and people expected an explanation.
Like the Hungarian people… dumped in a minute. Viktor is the one who suggested the pardon, pushed it through now the two most visible Hungarian women politicians take the fall… told to do so to save the party and the purses. Wait, watch and see.
If FIDEZ bosses (boss man) says pardon, then BJ and pardon. All support to Orban Viktor… no questions… heil, heil, heil…
In Hungary, the victims, two women in a man’s world, outlived their usefulness.
The women should be re-appointed. They have been doing a good job.