Ousted Judge Elected President

BudapestParliament elected, 140-6, the judge Viktor Orbán fired.

Hungary’s new government gains a president who can refer laws to the Constitutional Court.

Strasbourg judges ruled Orbán’s 2011 removal of Baka unlawful, and Baka now writes Hungary’s replacement constitution.

Fidesz-appointed officials still hold posts Prime Minister Péter Magyar has yet to unwind.