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Andras Baka was elected as the new President of Hungary by the Hungarian Parliament on August 13, 2026. He secured 140 votes in favour and 6 votes against through a secret ballot, with no abstentions recorded. Baka was nominated and elected by the governing Tisza party, while members of the far-right Fidesz party boycotted the voting process. The Hungarian presidency is primarily ceremonial, although the president has powers such as returning bills to lawmakers or referring them to the Constitutional Court for review. Hungary’s capital is Budapest, and its currency is the Hungarian Forint.