2012 Hungarian presidential election

none October 2020 Hungary presidential 2010 Hungarian presidential election 2010 2017 Hungarian presidential election 2017 Needed to win: Two-thirds of all members of the National Assembly (first ballot)385 MPs, 257 votes needed to win 2 May 2012 Ader Janos.jpg János Áder Fidesz 262 87.75% NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg Against 40 13.25% Fidesz–KDNP President László Kövér(acting) Fidesz János Áder Fidesz An early indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 2 May 2012,http://english.cri.cn/6966/2012/04/17/2743s693872.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055955/http://english.cri.cn/6966/2012/04/17/2743s693872.htm dead 4 March 2016 Hungarian Opposition May Boycott Presidential Election China Plus following the resignation of Pál Schmitt as President of Hungary on 2 April 2012.http://index.hu/belfold/2012/04/02/schmitt_elviheti_a_showt/#1481788 Schmitt Pál lemondott 2 April 2012 Hungarian Index 2 April 2012 Former Speaker of the National Assembly János Áder was elected with two-third majority. Background Pál Schmitt was elected head of state of Hungary in summer 2010, following the 2010 Hungarian parliamentary election in which Fidesz came out with an absolute majority of seats and PM Viktor Orbán nominated him.http://www.politics.hu/20100630/pal-schmitt-elected-new-president-of-hungary Pal Schmitt elected new president of Hungary Politics.hu 30 June 2010 5 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110817000213/http://www.politics.hu/20100630/pal-schmitt-elected-new-president-of-hungary/ 17 August 2011 dead As a result of an allegation of academic misconduct he was stripped by a legal session of the Senate of the SOTE of his doctorate degree on 29 March.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17558166 BBC News – Hungarian President Pal Schmitt stripped of doctorate BBC 29 March 2012 2 April 2012 On 2 April, Schmitt told Parliament he would resign as President saying that "under the Constitution, the President must represent the unity of the Hungarian nation. I have unfortunately become a symbol of division; I feel it is my duty to leave my position."http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-02/europe/31274984_1_fidesz-party-hungarian-president-parliament The Times of India The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, BollywoodOctober 2024 medicmedic Speaker of the National Assembly László Kövér then took over as acting president according to the Constitution of Hungary,http://hvg.hu/itthon/20120402_schmitt_elfogadtak_lemondasat Hivatalos: elfogadták Schmitt lemondását Hungarian Heti Világgazdaság 2 April 2012 3 April 2012http://www.interaksyon.com/article/28514/hungarian-president-resigns-over-plagiarism-scandal Hungarian president resigns over plagiarism scandal Interaksyon 25 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013432/http://www.interaksyon.com/article/28514/hungarian-president-resigns-over-plagiarism-scandal 5 March 2016 dead which also mandates the National Assembly has 30 days to elect a new president.http://www.nepszava.hu/articles/article.php?id=536538 Kövér László 38 államfői napja? Hungarian Népszava 2 April 2012 3 April 2012 3 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203091255/http://nepszava.hu/articles/article.php?id=536538 dead One of the five Deputy Speakers of the Parliament, Sándor Lezsák, was commissioned with exercising the Speaker's rights and responsibilities in the interim period.http://hvg.hu/itthon/20120402_lezsak_lehet_kover_helyett Lezsák Sándor helyettesíti Kövér Lászlót Heti Világgazdaság Hungarian 2 April 2012 3 April 2012 Candidates The Hungarian Socialist Party, Politics Can Be Different and the Democratic Coalition agreed about the opposition parties' guarantees for having a meaningful say in the presidential election. The Socialist Party also submitted a bill to mandate a four-fifths majority in order to elect a new head of state instead of the current two-thirds majority so as to stymie Fidesz–KDNP's ability to unilaterally elect a new president without the opposition.http://hvg.hu/itthon/20120404_allamfo_ellenzeki_egyeztetes Államfői pozíció: egyeztetett az MSZP, az LMP és a DK Heti Világgazdaság Hungarian 4 April 2012 4 April 2012 Jobbik nominated MEP Krisztina Morvai and former Minister of Defence Lajos Für as the party's candidates to the presidential position on 4 April.http://hvg.hu/itthon/20120404_morvai_fur_jobbik Morvai Krisztina és Für Lajos a Jobbik elnökjelöltje Hungarian Heti Világgazdaság 4 April 2012 4 April 2012 However, Für later announced that he would not accept the nomination.http://hvg.hu/itthon/20120404_fur_jobbik Für nem akar Schmitt utóda lenni Hungarian Heti Világgazdaság 4 April 2012 5 April 2012 Fidesz announced that will nominate MEP and Former Speaker of the House János Áder.http://derstandard.at/1334132568712/Janos-Ader-soll-neuer-Praesident-werden Janos Ader soll neuer Präsident werden Der Standard Áder was criticised for his close relationship with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the grounds that he would not serve as a check on the power of the Prime Minister.https://www.voanews.com/a/hungary-confirms-orban-ally-ader-as-president-149830875/370431.html Hungary Confirms Orban Ally Ader as President VOA News Results János Áder Fidesz 262 Against Áder 40 5 385 Politics.huhttp://www.politics.hu/20120502/hungary-elects-former-fidesz-mp-janos-ader-president/ Hungary elects former Fidesz MP János Áder president 25 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031918/http://www.politics.hu/20120502/hungary-elects-former-fidesz-mp-janos-ader-president/ Politics.hu 4 March 2016 dead References Category:Presidential elections in Hungary Hungary Category:Single-candidate elections Presidential