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The former president of the Hungarian Supreme Court, removed by Orbán, new president of Hungary

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Hungarian deputies applaud the country's newly elected president, András Baka, after he took office, today in the Parliament of Budapest.Bernadett Szabo / REUTERS

András Baka, former president of the Hungarian Supreme Court removed from office by Viktor Orbán's government, has been elected president of Hungary. The appointment, driven by Prime Minister Péter Magyar's Tisza party, aims to symbolize the return to the rule of law after 16 years of Orbán's government.