# Hungary’s ruling party names former top judge as presidential candidate

https://mins.news/en/item/17222

- CGTN, 2026-08-08 11:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-08/news-1PrDtfso6pW/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Hungary’s ruling Tisza party has selected former Supreme Court chief Andras Baka as its candidate for president. The announcement was made on Saturday. It comes ahead of a parliamentary vote scheduled for next Tuesday. Baka will therefore enter the vote as the party’s nominee for the presidency.

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