# 2022 Hungarian presidential election

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An indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 10 March 2022. Katalin Novák became the first female president of Hungary after winning two-third majority.

## Electoral system

Under the current Constitution of Hungary adopted by the Fidesz–KDNP government coalition in 2011, the president must be elected in a secret ballot by the members of Parliament, no sooner than sixty but no later than thirty days before expiry of the mandate of the previous officeholder, or if his or her mandate terminated prematurely, within thirty days of the termination. The constitution authorizes the speaker of the National Assembly to set the date for the election.
A presidential candidate needs the written nomination of at least one-fifth of the members of Parliament (thus 40 MPs), who may not nominate more than one candidate; it is thus mathematically impossible for there to be more than four candidates. In the first round of the election, a two-thirds majority of all incumbent MPs is required to elect the president. If this condition is not fulfilled, a second round is held between the two candidates who received the highest and second highest numbers of votes in the first round. A simple majority of the voting MPs is then sufficient.

## Background

Incumbent president of the Republic János Áder was ineligible to run due to term limits. There were two candidates for the post. The governing alliance, Fidesz-KDNP, nominated Katalin Novák, the former minister for family affairs and an ally of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, as its presidential candidate. The opposition alliance, United for Hungary, nominated Péter Róna, a lawyer and economist, as its presidential candidate.
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is re-submitting an amendment proposal to postpone the parliamentary election of Hungary's president until after the parliamentary election in the spring of 2022, the party said on 5 August 2021.

## Candidates

| Name | Party | Nominators | Notes | Offices held |
| Katalin Novák | Fidesz | Fidesz–KDNP | | Minister for Family Affairs (2020–2021) |
| Péter Róna | Independent | United for Hungary | | — |

## Result

| Candidate | Candidate | Alliance | First round | First round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Alliance | Votes | % |
| | Katalin Novák | Fidesz–KDNP | 137 | 68.84 |
| | Péter Róna | United for Hungary | 51 | 25.63 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 188 | 94.47 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5 | 2.51 |
| Total | Total | Total | 193 | 96.98 |
| Absentees | Absentees | Absentees | 6 | 3.02 |
| Eligible voters/Turnout | Eligible voters/Turnout | Eligible voters/Turnout | 199 | 100 |