The leader of Hungary's ruling party in parliament announced that the party has unanimously decided to select chess grandmaster Judit Polgár as its candidate for the presidency, according to a report. Polgár, a Jewish chess grandmaster, was nominated by Prime Minister Péter Magyar earlier today.
The ruling party in Hungary's parliament has unanimously decided to choose Judit Polgár as its candidate for the presidency, the party's parliamentary leader announced Monday. The decision follows Prime Minister Péter Magyar's nomination of Polgár earlier today, as The Zioneer reported at 14:03. Polgár, widely regarded as the greatest female chess player in history, is of Jewish descent. The presidency has been vacant since the impeachment of Tamás Sulyok, a remnant of the previous Orbán regime. Parliament is expected to vote on the nomination. The unanimous decision signals strong party backing for the move.
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