Posted 2/26/2024, 6:33:36 PM
Hungarian Lawmakers Elect New President
- Hungarian parliament elects Tamas Sulyok, 67, as new president after previous president Katalin Novak resigned over controversial pardon of convicted child abuser's accomplice
- Sulyok was previously head of Hungary's Constitutional Court and has little political experience
- Novak's pardon caused outrage and protests against the government
- Prime Minister Viktor Orban described the resignation as a "nightmare" but necessary
- In response, Orban has promised to tighten laws barring pardons for child abusers and vet those working with children