Hungarian parliament elects Orban critic Andras Baka as new president

Hungary's parliament has overwhelmingly elected András Baka, formerly head of the Supreme Court and a known critic of Viktor Orbán, as the country's new president. The role is largely ceremonial. His predecessor was controversially removed by new Prime Minister Péter Magyar.

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