Katalin Novák may be the first woman in the presidential seat in Hungary, her upcoming election by the parliamentarians is certain, wrote the German Cicero magazine in her portrait, which Katalin Novák also shared on her social media page on Saturday.
The paper wrote: Katalin Novák is the exact opposite of what you can imagine of an embittered, right-wing populist person. She is 44 years old, friendly, approachable, laughs often and has been to many places in the world. "Nevertheless, his political opponents were literally in awe when Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary, nominated him for the post of President of the Republic shortly before Christmas," they wrote in the magazine, referring to the fact that the candidate of the opposition coalition, Péter Márki-Zay, is ahead of the incumbent János Áder also described Katalin Novák as "less suitable" to act as a counterweight to the prime minister.
He is particularly popular among his compatriots
They wrote that Novák's nomination on behalf of Fidesz is a recognition that the time has come for a female president in Hungary, which is typically conservative. They added that, like Germany, the task of Hungary's head of state is to express the unity of the nation by rising above the minute details of daily political affairs, and Novák has repeatedly stated that he intends to fulfill this role. The newspaper also explained that Katalin Novák is a knight of the French Order of Honor, who started her political career in the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is quite popular among her compatriots even beyond the borders of her own party. According to the magazine, this is due to the measures he initiated until recently as Minister of Family Affairs to make it possible for young couples in particular to have children.
Among these measures, the article mentions the baby bond, tax benefits, kindergarten expansions, and financial support for the purchase of a home, noting that "there is hardly any other country that provides as much state support as Hungary, in order to compensate for the continuous decline in population by consistently supporting families ". They added: this strategy against demographic change could also be briefly called:
children instead of migration'.
Katalin Novák has diplomatic experience, studied in Paris, speaks fluent German in addition to French, English and Spanish.
In the portrait, they also write that Novák will not have much executive power as Hungarian head of state, his most important powers will be the right to initiate legislation and dissolve the parliament. However, it can be considered certain that, one way or another, he will continue his family policy program even as head of state, they wrote.
Source: mandiner.hu
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