US Edition2 New Top Court Judges Elected in Hungary - DailyNewsHungary
- Hungarian parliament elected two new constitutional court judges, Peter Polt and Csaba Hende, in a secret ballot on Tuesday.
- The election required a two-thirds majority and followed nominations by the justice committee, increasing the court membership to 14 judges.
- Peter Polt, who is stepping down as chief public prosecutor, and Csaba Hende, who is leaving his role as deputy speaker responsible for legislative matters, were both approved by lawmakers with the same voting results.
- Polt received 136 votes in favor and 13 against, will start on June 10, while Hende was also approved and will begin on June 1.
- Both judges will serve 12-year terms on the Constitutional Court, marking a significant change in its composition and future decisions.
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On Tuesday, the Parliament elected former Prosecutor General Péter Polt, the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament responsible for lawmaking, as Constitutional Judge.
Polt has already resigned from the position of Chief Prosecutor because of this, and Hende is leaving parliament after 23 years.
2 new top court judges elected in Hungary - DailyNewsHungary
Lawmakers on Tuesday elected two new judges to serve on the Constitutional Court in a secret ballot. One of the new judges is Peter Polt, the outgoing chief public prosecutor, while the other is Csaba Hende, the departing deputy speaker of parliament in charge of legislation. Polt, elected with 136 votes in favour and 13 against, will take up his post on June 10. Hende, approved with the same breakdown, will take office from June 1. Photo: MTI T…
On Tuesday, the National Assembly elected outgoing Chief Prosecutor Péter Polt and Csaba Hende, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly responsible for lawmaking, as Constitutional Judges.
Hungary's parliament on Tuesday elected Péter Polt as constitutional judge, who resigned as attorney general on May 14. According to the decision of the legislature, Csaba Hende, the former deputy speaker of the parliament responsible for legislation, has also become a constitutional judge. This is reported by the portal atv.hu. 136 deputies voted for both candidates in secret ballot, 13 deputies were against and one vote was invalid. The new co…
This brought the Constitutional Court to 14 members.
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