2000 Hungarian presidential election

none Hungary presidential 1995 Hungarian presidential election 1995 2005 Hungarian presidential election 2005 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: 386 voting MPs, 194 votes needed to win 5–6 June 2000 Ferenc Mádl.jpg Ferenc Mádl Independent 243 71.68% NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg Against 96 28.32 Fidesz–FKGP–MDF President Árpád Göncz Alliance of Free Democrats Ferenc Mádl Independent An indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 5–6 June 2000.http://www.origo.hu/itthon/20000604hetfon.html A harmadik körben megválasztották államfőnek Mádl Ferencet 2000-06-04 Origo.hu 2015-10-08 Incumbent President Árpád Göncz was ineligible for a third term due to constitutional limits. Former Minister of Education Ferenc Mádl was elected with an absolute majority. Background The term for the post of president in Hungary is 5 years. After the 2 consecutive terms of the previous office holder, Árpád Göncz, the succession was somewhat problematic. Though the coalition partner in the first cabinet of Viktor Orbán had its own candidate, party chairman József Torgyán, the leading party wanted another person. In the end Torgyán withdrew from the process. Candidates The only candidate was legal scholar and Former Minister of Education Ferenc Mádl, who was nominated formally by FKGP, but with the support of governing Fidesz and MDF parties. The opposition parties did not nominate any candidates. In the first two rounds, two-thirds majority requirement needed to elect the president, while in the third round an absolute majority is enough, according to the Constitution. After three rounds, Mádl was elected President of Hungary, taking the office on 4 August in that year. Results Ferenc Mádl Independent 251 238 243 Against 105 103 96 7 14 12 386 386 386 Parliamenthttp://www-archiv.parlament.hu/internet/plsql/ogy_naplo.naplo_fadat_aktus?p_ckl=36&p_uln=145&p_felsz=2&p_felszig=6&p_aktus=3 https://archive.today/20160828053548/http://www-archiv.parlament.hu/internet/plsql/ogy_naplo.naplo_fadat_aktus?p_ckl=36&p_uln=145&p_felsz=2&p_felszig=6&p_aktus=3 dead 2016-08-28 First round Parlament.hu 2015-10-09 http://www-archiv.parlament.hu/internet/plsql/ogy_naplo.naplo_fadat_aktus?p_ckl=36&p_uln=146&p_felsz=1&p_felszig=2&p_aktus=2 https://archive.today/20160828053551/http://www-archiv.parlament.hu/internet/plsql/ogy_naplo.naplo_fadat_aktus?p_ckl=36&p_uln=146&p_felsz=1&p_felszig=2&p_aktus=2 dead 2016-08-28 Second round Parlament.hu 2015-10-09 http://www-archiv.parlament.hu/internet/plsql/ogy_naplo.naplo_fadat_aktus?p_ckl=36&p_uln=146&p_felsz=3&p_felszig=8&p_aktus=3 https://archive.today/20160828053550/http://www-archiv.parlament.hu/internet/plsql/ogy_naplo.naplo_fadat_aktus?p_ckl=36&p_uln=146&p_felsz=3&p_felszig=8&p_aktus=3 dead 2016-08-28 Third round Parlament.hu 2015-10-09 References Category:Presidential elections in Hungary Hungary President Hungary Category:Single-candidate elections