Hungary's ruling party will nominate Tamas Sulyok, president of the Constitutional Court, as next president to succeed Katalin Novak, who resigned earlier this month, Mate Kocsis, the leader of the governing majority's faction in parliament, announced on February 22. Novak, a longtime ally of conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban, resigned on February 10 after coming under mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children's home. The scandal triggered a huge street protest last week.
Ruling Party Nominates Head Of Hungary's Top Court For President
Tamas Sulyok is sworn in as president of Hungary's Constitutional Court in parliament in November 2016.