Hungary Parliament Elects New President Following Scandal
Hungary’s parliament has elected a political novice as president after the resignation of his predecessor, who caused outrage by pardoning a man convicted in a child abuse case. The affair has turned into the biggest political crisis that nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has faced since his return to power in 2010. Orban ally Katalin Novak resigned as president this month after it was revealed she had pardoned a convicted child abuser’s […]