Hungary's Magyar to nominate chess great Judit Polgár for president

FILE PHOTO - Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hold a joint press conference inside the Federal Chancellery in Berlin. (is associated with: «Hungary's Magyar to nominate chess great Judit Polgár for president») Sebastian Gollnow/dpa Key takeaways Powered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar plans to nominate former chess prodigy Judit Polgar for the country's presidency following the removal of Tamas Sulyok. Polgar, who topped the women's world rankings for 26 consecutive years and is a multiple Chess Olympiad gold medallist, has not previously held political office. The Hungarian president is elected by parliament, where Magyar's Tisza party holds a two-thirds majority. See more Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said on Sunday he would nominate former chess prodigy Judit Polgár for the country's presidency after the post fell vacant following the removal of Tamas Sulyok.