Hungary nominates former Supreme Court chief Andras Baka for presidency

Andras Baka, a strong advocate for judicial independence, becomes governing party's pick for Hungary's next president.

He is “the strongest guarantee that the office of President of the Republic will regain its true dignity and its ability to unite the nation and serve as a counterbalance to the ruling majority,” it added. Parliament is set to vote on his candidacy next Tuesday. Tisza, which won a general election in the spring, enjoys

On Saturday, the Tisza Party, which has a constitutional majority in Parliament, picked András Baka who was removed by Fidesz from the Supreme Court, to be elected president on Tuesday.

BUDAPEST, Aug 8 - Hungary's ruling Tisza party nominated Andras Baka, a former head of the Supreme Court, as the country's next president, the party's parliamentary group said on Facebook on Saturday.

Hungary's ruling party nominates former supreme court head Baka as president  Reuters