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Hungary's Tisza party nominates ex-supreme court head Baka as president

Hungary's Tisza party nominates ex-supreme court head Baka as president
Hungary’s ruling party nominates former supreme court head Baka as president · theprint.in

In Hungary, a country in Europe, there is a group called the Tisza party.

The Tisza party is the group in charge of the government right now.

They chose a man named Andras Baka to be the next president.

Baka used to be the head of the Supreme Court, which is the highest court in the country.

Being president of Hungary is mostly a ceremonial job, which means the president performs official duties but does not make most of the decisions.

Baka's election is expected to happen on Tuesday.

The country's leader, Prime Minister Peter Magyar, is behind this choice.

Magyar is trying to take away power from Viktor Orban, who used to be the prime minister.

Magyar believes voters gave him a strong mandate, which means a clear go-ahead, to make these changes.

So this nomination is one symbolic step in that bigger plan.

Key facts

Nominee
Andras Baka
Nominating party
Tisza party (ruling)
Nominee's former role
Head of the Supreme Court
Position
President (largely ceremonial)
Announcement date
Saturday, Aug 8
Expected election
Tuesday
Prime Minister
Peter Magyar
Former premier
Viktor Orban

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