2005 Hungarian presidential election

none Hungary presidential 2000 Hungarian presidential election 2000 2010 Hungarian presidential election 2010 Needed to win: Two-thirds of all members of the National Assembly (first and second ballot), majority of voting MPs (third ballot)First and second ballot: 386 MPs, 257 votes needed to winThird ballot: 367 voting MPs, 184 votes needed to win 6–7 June 2005 László Sólyom.jpg László Sólyom Independent 185 50.41% Fidesz–MDF Szili Katalin 2009-12-14.JPG Katalin Szili Hungarian Socialist Party 182 49.59% President Ferenc Mádl Independent László Sólyom Independent An indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 6–7 June 2005.http://index.hu/belfold/valaszt0606/ Szili - Sólyom 183 : 13 Index.hu 2005-06-06 2011-09-24 Incumbent President Ferenc Mádl, was eligible for a second term, but did not seek for re-election. https://24.hu/belfold/2005/04/18/madl_nem_folytatja/ Mádl nem folytatja 24.hu 2005-04-18 2005-04-18 Former President of the Constitutional Court László Sólyom was elected with an absolute majority. This was the closest election since 1990 and the last one which was not won by the candidate of the ruling party. Results Katalin Szili Hungarian Socialist Party 183 178 182 László Sólyom Independent 13 185 185 3 2 1 385 385 385 Parliament,http://www.parlament.hu/internet/plsql/ogy_naplo.naplo_fadat?p_ckl=37&p_uln=233&p_felsz=94&p_szoveg=&p_felszig=94 First round Parlament.hu 2011-09-24http://www.parlament.hu/internet/plsql/ogy_naplo.naplo_fadat?p_ckl=37&p_uln=234&p_felsz=37&p_szoveg=&p_felszig=37 Second round Parlament.hu 2011-09-24 Pestisidehttp://www.pestiside.hu/20050607/solyom-elected-president-in-landslide-of-recriminations Sólyom elected President of Hungary Pestiside.hu 2005-06-07 2011-09-24 2009-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20091224153627/http://www.pestiside.hu/20050607/solyom-elected-president-in-landslide-of-recriminations dead References Category:Presidential elections in Hungary Hungary Presidential