President Relieves Army Commander Korom of Duties
President János Áder has relieved Ferenc Korom of his duties as commander of the Hungarian armed forces, according to a decree published in the official gazette Magyar Közlöny on Wednesday.
Korom’s relief has been proposed by the defence minister and will take effect on June 1, in line with the decree.
Áder appointed Lieutenant General Ferenc Korom as commander of the army on January 15 in 2019. His term was to run until May 15 in 2023.
The defence ministry told MTI that it was Korom who had asked Defence Minister Tibor Benkő for his relief citing full and successful completion of tasks assigned to him in 2018. These tasks included separating the Hungarian army from the defence ministry and moving it to a new headquarters in Székesfehérvár, in western Hungary, and the restructuring of the armed forces. The tasks also included preparing the modernisation of the armed forces and an upgrade of military hardware. Korom as c