'WITHOUT EXCEPTION', Hungary's New President Baka Vows Rule Of Law Applies To Every Citizen Equally

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Hungary's Parliament elected former Supreme Court chief justice András Baka as the country's new president on Tuesday, with lawmakers from the governing Tisza party delivering a 140-6 victory in a secret ballot after Orbán's far-right Fidesz party boycotted the proceedings entirely. The election marks the latest move by Prime Minister Péter Magyar's government to dismantle institutional structures put in place during Viktor Orbán's fifteen-year tenure, a process the Tisza administration describes as necessary to restore democratic norms and institutional integrity eroded under Orbán's rule. Fidesz has condemned the removal of Orbán-era officials as "tyrannical," a charge Magyar and Tisza deny. In his inaugural address, Baka — who is expected to be formally sworn in on August 19 — warned of deep societal divisions in Hungary, saying the country "cannot build a common future while its citizens see each other as enemies," and called for both justice and restraint in confronting the instit

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