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András Baka

President of Hungary, Office of the President of the Republic

2 articles · 8 August 2026 to 11 August 2026

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Elected by parliament as transitional president to oversee new constitution and monitor government's reform agenda
Nominated for president by Tisza; previously removed from the Supreme Court by the Fidesz government in 2011, a decision the ECHR ruled unlawful.

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Former Strasbourg judge András Baka elected Hungarian president as transitional figure

Parliament backs ex-ECHR judge 140 to 6 while Fidesz walks out; Baka will oversee constitutional rewrite and monitor Péter Magyar's dismantling of Viktor Orbán's institutional legacy

Sofia Marchetti11 August 20266 min read

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Tisza party nominates former judge András Baka for Hungarian presidency

Parliament will vote next Tuesday on the nomination of a jurist removed by Orbán's government in 2011, a move the European Court of Human Rights later ruled unlawful.

Sofia Marchetti8 August 20268 min read

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