Imre Juhász elected new top court president

Parliament elected Imre Juhász as the new president of the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.

In the secret vote, Juhász, a constitutional judge since 2013, received 137 votes in favour, 5 votes against and 5 abstention votes.

A two-thirds majority is needed to elect the court’s head.

Juhász replaces Tamás Sulyok, who became president of the republic in March.

As we wrote yesterday, lawmakers rejected a proposal in a secret ballot on Monday to start proceedings to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office, details HERE.

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