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Hungary Gets New President Following Scandal

Katalin Novak stepped down after her decision to pardon a man convicted in a child abuse case caused outrage (Credit: AFP)

Hungary's parliament on Monday is expected to elect Constitutional Court head Tamas Sulyok as new president following the resignation of Katalin Novak, who caused outrage by pardoning a man convicted in a child abuse case.

The affair has turned into the biggest political crisis that nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has faced since his return to power in 2010.

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