The new Hungarian President Katalin Novak took office and the Chinese President sent a congratulato
On May 10, President Xi Jinping called Novak Katarin to congratulate her on her inauguration as President of Hungary.
Xi Jinping pointed out that in recent years, China-Hungary relations have maintained a high level of development.The two countries have frequent high-level exchanges, fruitful cooperation in various fields and sound cooperation in international and regional affairs. I attach great importance to the development of China-Hungary relations, Willing to work with you to deepen the political mutual trust and traditional friendship between the two countries, and strengthen cooperation within the frameworks of bilateral and joint construction of the "Belt and Road", China-CEEC cooperation, etc., Promote the China-Hungary comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level and benefit the two countries and peoples.
Katalin Novak
Hungary has a parliamentary system; the Prime Minister is the head of government and the President is the head of state. According to the Basic Law, the President expresses the unity of the country and protects the democratic functions of the country. He is the commander-in-chief of the Hungarian Armed Forces for a term of five years, with no more than two terms, and is elected by the Parliament.
On March 10, 2022, the Hungarian National Assembly voted to elect Katalin Novak as the country's first-ever female president. Nowak, 44, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has also become Hungary's youngest head of state with an inauguration on May 14.
Source of pictures and information: Western New Information, the official account of the Chinese Mission to the EU