2005 Hungarian presidential election

2005 Hungarian presidential election
6–7 June 2005
 
Nominee László Sólyom Katalin Szili
Party Independent MSZP
Alliance Fidesz–MDF
Electoral vote 185 182
Percentage 48.05% 47.27%
President before election

Ferenc Mádl
Independent

Elected President

László Sólyom
Independent

An indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 6–7 June 2005. Incumbent President Ferenc Mádl, was eligible for a second term, but did not seek for re-election. Former President of the Constitutional Court László Sólyom was elected with an absolute majority. This was the closest election since 1990 and the last one which was not won by the candidate of the ruling party.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.