BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on Saturday after coming under mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children's home. Novak, a close ally of conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban, resigned a week after her presidential pardon was first reported by local news site 444.hu. The revelation caused a public uproar and demands from the opposition for her and former Justice Minister Judit Varga to quit.
Hungarian opposition parties have demanded the resignation of the president over her decision to pardon a man convicted as an accomplice in helping cover up a case in a children s home whose. -February 07, 2024 at 10:36 am EST
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Hungarian opposition parties have demanded the resignation of the president over her decision to pardon a man convicted as an accomplice in helping cover up a case in a children's home whose director sexually abused children. While Katalin Novak's decision to pardon some two dozen people in April 2023, ahead of a visit by Pope Francis, had been known, Hungarian news outlet 444.hu reported, citing court documents, that the home's deputy director was among them. That has set off a storm of protest
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