Besides a brief stint as a lawmaker, elected from the conservative Hungarian Democratic Forum's party list in 1990, after the democratic transition, Baka did not hold any political positions. #EuropeNews

His predecessor, an Orban ally, was forced to step down in July

The Tisza party and Prime Minister Peter Magyar pressured President Tamas Sulyok, who was appointed under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, to step down

Parlamento elege ex-juiz da Suprema Corte András Baka, que autocrata demitiu após crítica

Andras Baka elected as Hungary's new president