# Andras Baka elected Hungary’s new president

https://mins.news/en/item/19689

- CGTN, 2026-08-11 13:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-11/news-1PwLK4YfrEs/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Hungary’s parliament elected Andras Baka as the country’s new president on Tuesday. Baka previously served as chief of the Supreme Court. The vote places him in Hungary’s top state office.

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