Parliament Elects New Constitutional Court Judge

MTI-Hungary Today 2021.06.15.

Parliament elected Zoltán Márki as a Constitutional Court judge in a secret vote on Tuesday.

Marki, who has served as the head of the penal college of the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, was elected with 136 votes in favour, 2 against and 3 abstentions. There were 15 invalid ballots cast in the vote.

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The post of Constitutional Court judge had remained vacant after András Zs Varga was appointed head of the Kúria.

Márki will take up his post on June 22.

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