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.