Katalin Novak announced her resignation on February 10 after issuing a presidential pardon to a man convicted as an accessory in a pedophilia crime
Hungary’s parliament has accepted the resignation of the country’s president, Katalin Novak.
The vote to approve the resignation was unanimous and took place at the parliament’s first session after a winter vacation.
Novak announced her resignation on February 10 after issuing a presidential pardon to a man convicted as an accessory in a pedophilia crime. She conceded she had made a mistake.
The country’s ruling parties, which together hold a two-thirds majority in parliament, nominated 67-year-old Constitutional Court President Tamas Sulyok as a replacement. Voting on his candidacy is set to take place later on Monday. Hungary’s president is elected by parliament for a five-year term.
source: TASS