2022 Hungarian presidential election
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An indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 10 March 2022.[1] Katalin Novák became the first female President of Hungary after winning an absolute majority.[2][3]
Incumbent president of the Republic János Áder was ineligible to run due to term limits.[4] There were two candidates for the largely ceremonial post.[3] The governing alliance, Fidesz-KDNP nominated Katalin Novák, the former minister for Family Affairs and an ally of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as its presidential candidate.[5] The opposition alliance, United for Hungary nominated Péter Róna, a lawyer and economist as its presidential candidate.[6]
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.[7]
A presidential candidate needs the written nomination of at least one-fifth of the Members of Parliament (thus 40 MPs), who may not nominate more than one candidate;[7] it is thus mathematically impossible for there to be more than four candidates. 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.[7]
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.[8]
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 | [5] | Minister for Family Affairs (2020–2021) |
| Péter Róna | Independent | United for Hungary | [6] | — |
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[9] | ||||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hungary elects Katalin Novak, first-ever female president". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ a b Than, Krisztina (14 May 2022). "Hungary's new president condemns Putin's 'aggression', plans trip to Warsaw". Reuters. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "About Hungary – The Hungarian State – The President of the Republic". 2015–2019.kormany.hu. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ a b "Ruling Parties Vote for Katalin Novák's Candidacy for President". Hungary Today. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ a b "Economist Péter Róna Named Opposition's Candidate for President". Hungary Today. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Opposition wants to elect the new Hungarian president only after the general elections". Daily News Hungary. 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Novák Katalin lesz 5 éven át Magyarország köztársasági elnöke". telex (in Hungarian). 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
