President of Hungary

President of the Republic of Hungary
Magyarország köztársasági elnöke
Standard of the president
Incumbent Tamás Sulyok since 5 March 2024
Residence	Sándor Palace Budapest, Hungary
Appointer	National Assembly
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Precursor	Regent of Hungary (1st) Presidential Council of Hungary (2nd)
Formation	11 January 1919 (1st) 1 February 1946 (2nd) 23 October 1989 (current)
First holder	Mihály Károlyi (1919) Zoltán Tildy (1946) Mátyás Szűrös (1989)
Abolished	29 February 1920 (1st) 20 August 1949 (2nd)
Deputy	Speaker of the National Assembly
Salary	3,909,710 Ft monthly
Website	www.sandorpalota.hu

Politics of Hungary
Constitution 1949 Constitution Constitutional Court
Executive President (list) Tamás Sulyok Government Current cabinet Prime Minister (list) Viktor Orbán
Parliament National Assembly Speaker: László Kövér Political parties Fidesz Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) Jobbik Politics Can Be Different (LMP) Dialogue for Hungary (PM) Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) Democratic Coalition (DK) Momentum Movement (M) Everybody's Hungary Movement (MMM) Our Homeland Movement (MH)
Recent elections Parliamentary: 2014 2018 2022 Presidential: 2017 2022 2024 Local: 2014 2019 2024 European: 2014 2019 2024
Budapest Mayor of Budapest Gergely Karácsony Mayoral elections 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2019
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The president of Hungary, officially the president of the republic^{[note 1]} (Hungarian: Magyarország köztársasági elnöke, államelnök, or államfő), is the head of state of Hungary. The office has a largely ceremonial (figurehead) role, but may also veto legislation or send legislation to the Constitutional Court for review. Most other executive powers, such as selecting government ministers and leading legislative initiatives, are vested in the office of the prime minister instead.

Former Head of the Constitutional Court, lawyer Tamás Sulyok, was elected as president on 26 February 2024, on the first day of the 2024 Spring Session in Parliament, succeeding Katalin Novák, who resigned on 10 February 2024.
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