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Judit Polgár (R) could not hide her enthusiasm for Magyar during a game of chess they shared at a recent event in Budapest.
Hungarian democracy is going through hitherto unseen turmoil, as only a day after President Tamás Sulyok’s shameful forced resignation, the country’s increasingly autocratic Prime Minister, Péter Magyar has announces that he had asked female chess grandmaster Judit Polgár to become the country’s interim president.
Following the shambolic removal of Hungary’s democratically elected President, Tamás Sulyok, the method and choice for his replacement could not have been more fitting than the one presented by Péter Magyar. In a Facebook post (sic!) he has announced on Sunday that he asked former female chess Grand Master Judit Polgár to accept the post of an interim president until the new constitution takes effect.
He started his social media post by saying that “Our country needs unity, peace, and a president of whom every Hungarian can be proud”, despite the fact that not only a large part of Hungarian citizens, but even foreign observers have criticized his highly divisive and controversial removal of President Sulyok from his post.
He goes on to say that “Judit Polgár, who was nominated today for the presidency by prominent figures in Hungarian public life, is such a person; that is why I will meet with her tomorrow and ask her if she is prepared to serve our country in this new role until the new Constitution is adopted… Personally, I would consider it a tremendous honor if he were to accept this invitation”, closed his words the Prime Minister.
The choice for a chess player has surprised many commenters as Polgár is not known to have any political, legal or constitutional experience. Questions are also growing around why Ágnes Forsthoffer, the Speaker of the National Assembly has not been appointed as interim president as announced earlier by Magyar. Forsthoffer has been visibly uncomfortable as speaker for months, having to reprimand her own unruly boss, when the PM has gone on one of his trademark rants in Parliament. Hence it seems plausible that she had rejected Magyar’s request to fill the position of the interim President.
A spectacular celebration – and a very special game with @magyarpeterMP!
Happy Birthday, America!#ChessConnectsUs @usembbudapest @Rubiks_Official pic.twitter.com/oEWRb3YYmK
— Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar) July 3, 2026
A comment by Magyar has been circulating the internet, in which the PM reacts to an opinion pointing out that the minimum requirement for filling the role of the President is a law or economy degree. Péter Magyar reacted by asking “which one of these did (former President, ed. note) Árpád Göncz have”? He did not forget to add a smiley either. Commenters were quick to point out PM Magyar’s ignorance in the matter as former President Göncz (1990-2000) did in fact have a law degree. Not to mention the fact that for his part, ousted President Sulyok was an internationally recognized academic and former president of the Constitutional Court.
As Judit Földi, Vice President of the “Together for Fehérvár” Association pointed out in her reaction, the entire process surrounding the forceful removal of President Sulyok is lacking in political culture. “That is precisely why I find what happened surrounding the nomination of the President of the Republic disappointing. If they promise that there will be a public consultation on the nominee, then that must actually happen. People should not be left with the impression, after the fact, that the decision had already been made. In a democracy, promises carry weight”, Földi wrote in a social media post.
“Legitimate questions may also arise regarding the nominee”, the local councilor continued. “Judit Polgár is undeniably one of the world’s greatest chess players; no one disputes that. At the same time, she does not have a law degree or experience in constitutional law, so I believe it is entirely legitimate to debate what level of professional qualifications we expect from Hungary’s president. That is precisely why it was particularly inappropriate for the prime minister to respond with sarcasm to a civilized question. Moreover, the example of Árpád Göncz did not support this argument, as he earned a law degree from the Faculty of Law at Pázmány Péter University”, said the civic leader from the town of Székesfehérvár (Central Hungary).
Ms. Polgár has not reacted to Péter Magyar’s offer yet, and it is not known either who will be the TISZA Party’s candidate for permanent president. Yet former President Sulyok has warned in his parting message that the legitimacy of the president of the Republic, which had remained unchanged since the transition to democracy, has ceased to exist after his own undemocratic removal. “Hungary’s next head of state will, in fact, replace a president who was removed through a process that violated constitutional values.
Therefore the office of the president of the Republic will become subservient to the executive branch and politics; its role under public law will fade, and its fundamental function will cease to exist. Furthermore, it will no longer serve as any kind of check or balance.”
Featured Image: Facebook Judit Polgár
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