The prime minister has tried and failed to replace ousted President Tamas Sulyok with a chess grandmaster
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has been forced into a humiliating climbdown over his nomination of chess grandmaster Judit Polgar to become the country’s next president. Amid outrage across Hungary’s stark political divide, Polgar’s rebuttal of Magyar’s offer represents a setback for his crusade to sweep away all remnants of Viktor Orban’s legacy.
Magyar announced that he had nominated Polgar for the role on Monday. “Our country needs unity, peace and a president that all Hungarians can be proud of,” he wrote on social media, adding…
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