Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is expected to propose that Jewish chess grandmaster Judit Polgár be appointed as the country's president, according to a report by N12. The nomination would fill the presidency after the impeachment of Tamás Sulyok in July.
Following earlier reports from ynet, Israeli news outlet N12 now reports that Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is expected to nominate Jewish chess grandmaster Judit Polgár as the country's president. The move would fill the presidency, which has been vacant since the impeachment of Tamás Sulyok in July. As The Zioneer reported on July 14, Hungary's parliament voted to impeach Sulyok through a constitutional amendment pushed by Magyar's government. Polgár, a Hungarian-born Jewish chess legend, would be a symbolic appointment, marking a departure from the nationalist policies of the previous Orbán administration. The nomination is still in the proposal stage and requires parliamentary approval.
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