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Winner Ferenc Mádl | ||
An indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 5–6 June 2000. The only candidate was legal scholar Ferenc Mádl, who was nominated formally by the FKGP, a coalition member of the first cabinet of Viktor Orbán, composing Fidesz, FKGP and MDF. The left-wing (MSZP and SZDSZ) and the far-right (MIÉP) opposition parties did not nominee a candidate. After three rounds, Mádl was elected President of Hungary, taking the office on 4 August in that year.
First and second rounds
In the first two rounds, two-thirds majority requirement needed to elect the president, according to the Constitution.
References
Hungarian presidential election, 2000 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA