Tamas Sulyok, a 67-year-old jurist, will become the new Hungarian president on March 5. He will replace Katalin Novak, the one who caused the scandal.
She had pardoned a convict involved in a child crime case, leading to the most serious political crisis in the government of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban since his return in 2010. Prime Minister promised to strengthen legislation on child protection and “to control all those responsible for children’s institutions”