2022 Hungarian presidential election

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2022 Hungarian presidential election
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Nominee Katalin Novák Péter Róna
Party Fidesz Independent
Alliance Fidesz–KDNP United for Hungary
Electoral vote 137 51
Percentage 72.87% 27.13%
President before election

János Áder
Fidesz

Elected President

Katalin Novák
Fidesz

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An indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 10 March 2022.[1] Incumbent president of the Republic János Áder was ineligible to run due to term limits.[2]

The governing alliance, Fidesz-KDNP nominated Katalin Novák, the former minister for Family Affairs as its presidential candidate.[3] The opposition alliance, United for Hungary nominated Péter Róna, a lawyer and economist as its presidential candidate.[4] Katalin Novák was elected, becoming the first-ever female president.[5]

Electoral system[]

Under the current Constitution of Hungary adopted by the Fidesz–KDNP government coalition in 2011, the President must be elected in a secret ballot by the Members of Parliament, no sooner than sixty but no later than thirty days before expiry of the mandate of the previous office-holder, or if his or her mandate terminated prematurely, within thirty days of the termination. The constitution authorizes the Speaker of the National Assembly to set the date for the election.[6]

A presidential candidate needs the written nomination of at least one-fifth of the Members of Parliament (thus about 40 MPs), who may not nominate more than one candidate.[6] In the first round of the election, a two-thirds majority of all incumbent MPs is required to elect the president. If this condition is not fulfilled, a second round is held between the two candidates who received the highest and second highest numbers of votes in the first round . A simple majority of the voting MPs is then sufficient.[6]

Background[]

The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is re-submitting an amendment proposal to postpone the parliamentary election of Hungary’s president until after the parliamentary election in the spring of 2022, the party said on 5 August 2021.[7]

Since 1990, there have been no more than two candidates in any presidential election held in Hungary.

Candidates[]

Name Party Nominators Notes Offices held
Katalin Novák Fidesz Fidesz–KDNP [8] Minister for Family Affairs (2020–2021)
Péter Róna Independent United for Hungary [9] —

Result[]

Candidate Party Alliance 1st round
Votes % of

all MPs

% of

voting MPs

Katalin Novák Fidesz Fidesz–KDNP 137 68.84 72.87
Péter Róna Independent United for Hungary 51 25.62 27.13
Invalid votes 5 2.51 -
Total votes 193 96.98 100
Did not vote 6 3.01
Total seats 199 100
Source: telex.hu[10]

References[]

  1. ^ MTI (2017-02-16). "Március 13-án választhatják újra Áder Jánost". Magyar Nemzet. Archived from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. ^ "About Hungary – The Hungarian State – The President of the Republic". 2015–2019.kormany.hu. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  3. ^ "Ruling Parties Vote for Katalin Novák's Candidacy for President". Hungary Today. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  4. ^ "Economist Péter Róna Named Opposition's Candidate for President". Hungary Today. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  5. ^ "Hungary elects Katalin Novak, first-ever female president". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  6. ^ a b c "The Fundamental Law of Hungary" (PDF). Government of Hungary. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Opposition wants to elect the new Hungarian president only after the general elections". Daily News Hungary. 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  8. ^ "Ruling Parties Vote for Katalin Novák's Candidacy for President". Hungary Today. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  9. ^ "Economist Péter Róna Named Opposition's Candidate for President". Hungary Today. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  10. ^ "Novák Katalin lesz 5 éven át Magyarország köztársasági elnöke". telex (in Hungarian). 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
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