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“Pál Schmitt is the new head of state,” headlines Népszabadság. The 68-year-old two-time Olympic fencing champion was elected president by the Hungarian parliament yesterday. Formerly close to the communists under the ancien régime, he joined the running as the candidate for Fidesz, the centre-right party in power. Schmitt, whose office is an honorary one, has expressed his wish to bring closure to the post-communist era and work towards a new constitution.
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