1054:". Ferenc Kumin of the Századvég Foundation, said that Áder was presented as representative of the plurality of groups within the country in opposition to the criticism levelled against him of his closeness to the "political right" and that his first speech to Parliament was "convincing proof" of his readiness for the "high position and the magnitude of his job with due humility". Gábor Filippov of the Hungarian Progressive Institute said that Áder will be to show that he is not bound by his previous Fidesz-associations as he took the duties of President from a non-partisan approach.
1037:, which he helped draft, "provides from all aspects an adequate direction and framework to find the right solutions to the fundamental issues and challenges of the 21st century... Let me reach out to believers and to non-believers alike, and ask them to see in each other what unites us, as understanding one another will enrich us all". Prime Minister Viktor Orbán added that the best decision for "setting in motion and stabilising" the constitution was made as Áder was an "anchor". "We know the President, we respect him and think highly of him". Jobbik's deputy leader
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Academic reactions to the result included Attila Juhász, of the think tank
Political Capital, who said: "You should not expect Áder to become a power check and resist the Prime Minister, that's not what you can read from his career. It's also important that the president elected now will be in office
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degree on 29 March. On 2 April, Schmitt told
Parliament he would resign as President saying that "under the Constitution, the President must represent the unity of the Hungarian nation. I have unfortunately become a symbol of division; I feel it is my duty to leave my position."
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said their decision was based on taking a stand against the procedure of Áder's nominated as, following
Schmitt's resignation, there was a trust deficit in democratic institutions and a consensus should have been made on a non-partisan candidate.
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MSZP boycotted the vote because they said the move would strengthen the hand of the ruling party who have already appointed allies to the judiciary and in the media. LMP and the
Democratic Coalition also joined the boycott. LMP's
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said that Áder should be above "party identity" and that the party had hoped "national cooperation", as announced by Fidesz-KDNP, meant a non-partisan candidate should have been chosen. For its part, the
Democratic Coalition's
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said that Áder was not trustworthy enough to safeguard the democratic nature of the state. LMP's
Benedek Jávor also said that Áder should start a constitutional review of electoral and justice laws.
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After the vote, Áder said that he would "avail himself fully of both his constitutional rights and obligations" and that he "say to the people of the neighbouring countries, and to our allies in the
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1141:"BBC News – Hungarian President Pal Schmitt stripped of doctorate"
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1495:"New president vows independence from political parties"
1451:"Hungary: Janos Ader replaces Pal Schmitt as president"
1291:"Államfői pozíció: egyeztetett az MSZP, az LMP és a DK"
1317:"Morvai Krisztina és Für Lajos a Jobbik elnökjelöltje"
1209:"Hungarian president resigns over plagiarism scandal"
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Schmitt was elected head of state of Hungary in
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1183:"Hivatalos: elfogadták Schmitt lemondását"
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359:Politics Can Be Different (LMP)
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395:Everybody's Hungary Movement
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366:Dialogue for Hungary (PM)
155:President before election
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659:France–Hungary relations
607:Administrative divisions
1092:"Schmitt Pál lemondott"
823:Constitution of Hungary
669:Hungary–Italy relations
654:China–Hungary relations
403:Our Homeland Movement
1143:. BBC. 29 March 2012
1113:MTI (30 June 2010).
847:Democratic Coalition
776:President of Hungary
237:Constitutional Court
121:Electoral vote
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864:Minister of Defence
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202:Politics of Hungary
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1646:Categories
1058:References
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