Whatever we believe in, whatever goals are driving our lives, we still wish success and happiness to one another again and again. Keep the charm of this moment all year long, Hungarian President János Áder said in his New Year speech.
Whatever we believe in, whatever goals are driving our lives, we still wish success and happiness to one another again and again. Keep the charm of this moment all year long, Hungarian President János Áder said in his New Year speech.
The Hungarian governing parties - that is, Fidesz and the small KDNP - re-elected János Áder, a former high-ranking official at Fidesz, as Hungarian President. None of the opposition members of parliament endorsed János Áder's candidacy.
Cherishing a German tradition adopted in Hungary in the 1990s, two representatives of the Budapest municipal chimney sweep service visited Hungarian President János Áder in the Sándor Palace to wish him and the Hungarian nation Happy New Year.
Hungary's first post-Communist president, Árpád Göncz passed away in Budapest this Tuesday at the age of 93. He held the presidency, a largely ceremonial post, for two terms (1990-2000) as Hungary moved to a market economy and paved the way into NATO and the EU.
János Áder was inaugurated this Thursday in front of the Sándor Palace, the office of the President, in the Buda Castle with the participation of dignitaries. The new President, who turned 53 on Wednesday, vowed to serve his country and the nation.
János Áder has been elected as the President of Hungary by the ruling parties, Fidesz and KDNP, in Hungarian Parliament. He received 262 votes in the assembly of 386 members with the opposition not participating or voting ‘no’.
The Hotel Le Méridien Budapest hosted the latest DT Club event where a constitutional expert spoke about the changes introduced by the current government. In the meantime, the news emerged that a new President is nominated.
Hungarian President Pál Schmitt has resigned from his post. His decision comes after the doctoral committee of the SOTE University in Budapest stripped him of his doctoral title as a result of findings that he copied most of his doctoral thesis.
The former President of the Republic of Hungary, Árpád Göncz celebrates his 90th birthday this Friday. He was the translator of over a hundred literary works, and a writer before becoming the first President of the Third Republic.
Former President of the Republic of Hungary, Ferenc Mádl, died at the age of 80 just after 1 p-m. on Sunday in Budapest. The cause of death was not given. He was the president of the country from 2000 to 2005.
The Speaker of Hungarian Parliament, Pál Schmitt, is the new President of the Republic of Hungary as he took office with the expiry of the term of his predecessor, László Sólyom
