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13 March 2017, 17:10

Hungary's parliament re-elects Ader as president

BUDAPEST, 13 March (BelTA - Xinhua) - Hungary's parliament re-elected Janos Ader as the country's president for a new five-year term on Monday, winning over law professor Laszlo Majtenyi in a vote split along party lines.

Ader was elected with the support of the 131 Fidesz party Members of Parliament (MPs) while Majtenyi received 39 votes from left-of-center MPs in the second round of voting. The 24 members of the right-wing Jobbik party did not participate in the vote.

The president is elected by parliament. To be elected in the first round of voting, a candidate must receive two-thirds of the vote. Ader was two votes short of the 133 needed for a first round election since Fidesz and the KDNP have only 131 seats and Ader was not supported by any other party.

Since a simple majority is sufficient for election in the second round of voting, Ader won reelection in the second round with the 131 Fidesz votes.

This will be Ader's second term as president.

Hungary's president may not be a member of any political party and represents the unity of the Hungarian state.

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