An indirect presidential election was held in

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on 10 March 2022.

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became the first female

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after winning an

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. Incumbent president of the Republic

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was ineligible to run due to term limits. There were two candidates for the largely ceremonial post. The governing alliance, Fidesz-KDNP nominated

, the former minister for Family Affairs and an ally of

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, as its presidential candidate. The opposition alliance,

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nominated Péter Róna, a lawyer and economist as its presidential candidate.

Electoral system

Under the current

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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. 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. 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.

Background

The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is re-submitting an amendment proposal to postpone the parliamentary election of Hungary's president until after the

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in the spring of 2022, the party said on 5 August 2021. Since 1990, there have been no more than two candidates in any presidential election held in Hungary.

Candidates

Result

References

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March 2022 events in Hungary

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