Hungarian President Novak resigns over child sexual abuse pardon • FRANCE 24 English
After 641 days cathalene Novak’s reign as president of Hungary came to an end on Saturday after being caught up in an unprecedented political Scandal she announced her resignation in a televised address I as head of state I’m addressing you for the last time today I’m resigning from the office of
President of the Republic the 46-year-old had come under mounting pressure to quit after it emerged that last year she had issued a pardon to a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children’s home a decision that Novak described as a mistake last April I chose to Grant a
Pardon believing that the convicted offender had not abused the vulnerability of the children in his care I made a mistake Novak’s decision to quit comes after a week of public outrage with a thousand demonstrators rallying outside the president’s office on Friday demanding her resignation Novak is a key Ally of prime
Minister Victor Orban serving as vice president in the ruling fides party between 2017 and 2021 and becoming the first woman to be elected president of Hungary in 2022
Hungarian President Katalin Novak, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, announced her resignation Saturday following outrage over a pardon granted to a man implicated in a child sexual abuse case.
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38 comments
That's how she probably got elected. By looking the other way. She was most likely set up from the get-go. God bless
Why resign tho ?
sounds sus.
The President has pardoning powers? Hungarian law should reserve this right only to the Prime Minister. It's brought his administration into disrepute.
No pardons for pedos.
HUGE mistake, seeing the perversity of protecting a child sex abuser who exploited his privileged access to children he was in charge of protecting.
Macron also made a mistake when he dressed in drag as Nikki Haley.
“I” am the Holy Catholic Crown of Royal France and America 🇺🇸 and the Surrounding Environs.
Unless the criminal did something worth redeeming stop abusing the pardon power
This is the only president I have seen committed mistake and accept it and resign, even if She did it, She is a woman of peace😢😢
I suppose that's how the civilized world works. Just remembering the worst train crash of the decade in third world India claiming over 300 lives. The Railways minister wept some tears, ran a twitter hashtag in his support and kept the position. LOL. The difference is astounding
Why did they show Vucic when they spoke of the man in question? Trying to hint at something? 😂
Definitely some big fish involved….
There is no one left to paint our terminals, I mean in Romania.
it is just disgustive
I thought Victor Orban was the President of Hungary.
Oh, I see, he is the Prime Minister.
How and/or why does Hungary have both a President and a Prime Minister?
it was not her default, nevertheless she confessed her in ability to avoid the circumstances, done by a miscreant. this exposes her identity , quality of her soul. she didn't concealed her error. bravo Mrs. president of Hungary
scapegoat, her western media open approach gain this for her. Orban didn't like it and there you go.
I never understood why anyone would have the power ro pardon someone. If the court made a decision, then thats final.
No one should be above the law.
good lesson to the rest of the world countries..this is what happens when your country got nothing else to do and just to try to look cool elects a woman as president..not only she embarrased herself and ruined all that invested poured into her upbringing and election to the post, but also she has ridiculed herself and her nation..so next time a nation tries to look cool – think hungary
To bad biden doesnt resign for the border chaos, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, drug store trafficking he so openly let's happen
Women in power!
If Orban dares to delay svedens Nato application even further, the americans will have the hungarians serve them his head on a plate.
Now if the rest of them will resign in the EU and the West
Satanic political ring tied to other govt`s guaranteed. Either back away or become them………………….
After 641 days, she made the right decision to resign .
Our US politicians are moat likely the abusers
Resigning shows integrity, but I don't believe that she personally chose or checked any details of the persons to be pardoned (2 dozen people were pardoned on April 2023). It was her staff's job to make sure there's no mistakes or controversy. Presidents just sign whatever is put in front of them. She took the blame for her staff's mistake. Unless this was a calculated political ploy to unseat the first female president. Hungary is a conservative nation, so it's plausible that someone in power disliked having a female leader, would plan a scheme to remove her. Facilitated this controversial pardon to embarrass her, then spread the news to inflame the public. And nobody would know the truth.
how much money she got?
Hungary had a president ??
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Now that's – NEWS.
The one that must resign is Viktor Orban, a puppet of Vladimir Putin and a Trojan horse in the EU and NATO.
She can always move to America and run as a Democrat.
These people like touching children waay to much, no wonder they are always in Africa "helping" children
Orban threw her under the bus. That's all.
Maybe something to do with Hungary’s opposition to Sweden’s bid to join NATO – ya think?
War before Morals.
Imagine that, meanwhile in e USA an entire party is busy covering up the sexual abuse and scandals committee by a former President.. stark difference there. the legal ball is in the court now.. lets see what happens.. Litmus test
It was not a Mistake,She got paid under the table for millions of dollars just to pardon that children Predator!!!
She was the pen of Orbán Viktor. Not a big loss. There will another puppet for this job from FIDESz. It was a short report wich is good because she does not deserve more. She is cooperating to destroy the democracy and the state if Hungary, and yet as a failed President she will still receive a huge salary, car, residency and staff till the end of her life, paid by the Hungarian people she betrayed. Lovely isn't it. I hope she will not use these contributions for long.
This job is not for women !!!
And yet France supports the Ukrainians drafting only men. Thats sexist. Draft all 67 genders.