Katalin Novák the first woman and youngest person elected Hungarian president said she “made a mistake” after issuing a pardon that “caused bewilderment and unrest for many people.”
Hungarian President Katalin Novák announced her resignation on Saturday following mounting pressure over her pardon of a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case. "I made a mistake," said Novák in a video broadcast by state television. It was recently revealed that Novák pardoned a man who had been legally convicted of aiding and abetting the sexual abuse of children and young people. The disclosure triggered street protests and condemnation from lawmakers across the political