Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has proposed that legendary chess player Judit Polgar become the country's next president. This was reported by Bloomberg, writes UNN.
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According to the head of government, he plans to meet with Polgar on Monday to find out whether she is ready to assume the presidency before the adoption of Hungary's new Constitution. At the time of publication, the chess player had not publicly responded to the proposal.
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49-year-old Judit Polgar is considered the most outstanding female chess player in history. She topped the world women's ranking for 26 consecutive years, and at age 15 became the youngest grandmaster in the world. In 2026, a Netflix documentary film about her career, "The Queen of Chess," was released.
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On Saturday, the current president, Tamas Sulyok, signed a constitutional amendment law that terminates his powers. This fulfilled one of Peter Magyar's key campaign promises to replace senior officials appointed during the rule of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Magyar emphasized that the presidency is the "highest form of public service," and that Polgar, in his opinion, is capable of representing all citizens of the country and promoting the strengthening of unity.
It is expected that the Hungarian parliament, where the Tisza party holds a constitutional majority, will elect a new president before the country's national holiday, celebrated on August 20.
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