Katalin Novak becomes first women to be elected as President of Hungary

The Hungarian parliament has elected Katalin Novak, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as the EU member’s first-ever female president. Novak, who most recently served as a minister for family policy, portrayed her election as a victory for women. The 44 year-old Novak won the 2022 Presidential election by a two-thirds majority.

She won 72.87% of the overall voting or 137 seats out of the total 199 seats. Katalin Novák will take over the new role from May 2022. She will succeed Janos Ader.