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...the President's report to the National Election Committee on the activities carried out during the parliamentary elections of members of parliament held on April 12, 2026. The report is available on the website under document number N. I give the floor to Dr. Róbert László Sasvári, President of the National Election Committee, for five minutes.

Mr. President of the Republic, Honorable Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen! Pursuant to Section 13, paragraph 2 of the Act on Electoral Procedure, the President of the National Election Committee reports to Parliament on the committee's activities during the general elections. Fulfilling my commitment, I have submitted in writing the report on the work carried out by the committee regarding the general elections held on April 12, 2026. First, I presented the substantive and procedural rules of the parliamentary elections, emphasizing the changes and amendments in the legislative background. It can be established that the substantive rules have not been amended. However, the clarifications in the Act entailed essential procedural changes, which primarily served the smooth running of the electoral procedure and the even workload of the electoral offices. The two preceding general elections, in 2022 and 2024, were conducted under a so-called joint procedure. During this electoral procedure, the absence of a joint procedure was a significant relief. It can be said that the 2026 parliamentary elections took place in a well-known and predictable legislative environment for voters, electoral bodies, nominating organizations, and candidates alike. The rules concerning the committee's composition were also amended. On one hand, a party with a parliamentary group in the National Assembly could appoint a member to the committee. On the other hand, a nominating organization that had established a national list but did not have a parliamentary group in the National Assembly, as well as a national minority local government, could also appoint a member. The most important difference between faction-delegate and list-delegate members was that the latter did not have voting rights at the sessions of the National Election Committee but could participate with speaking rights.

Among the five nominating organizations that set up party lists and the 12 national minority local governments that established minority lists, two parties and five national minority local governments exercised their right of delegation. Thus, the committee operated with 22 members, of whom seven did not have voting rights. From the calling of the elections until the national list results became final, the committee held 37 sessions, meaning it met on average three times per week. A significant portion of the committee's decisions consisted of first- and second-instance rulings in legal remedy proceedings initiated for violations of the election campaign rules. The committee adjudicated 115 appeals in addition to 139 objections in this area. In the electoral procedure, the result of the single-member constituency elections was challenged in only three cases, all unsuccessfully. Therefore, the committee was able to determine the national list results well before the statutory deadline. Against this decision, a single review request was submitted within the statutory deadline. By the ruling of the Curia, the committee's decision was upheld, and it entered into force on May 1, 2026. With this, the procedure of the 2026 parliamentary elections was conclusively closed. From the calling of the elections until the national list results became final, the committee adopted a total of 404 resolutions. Of these, 103 decisions can be considered administrative in nature, and 301 were adopted in legal remedy proceedings. Against the 404 resolutions, a total of 81 judicial review requests were submitted. This means that judicial review was sought against only 20% of the committee's decisions. Of the 81 challenged resolutions, the Curia upheld the committee's decision in 31 cases, that is, 38% of all challenged resolutions. In 26% of the cases it modified the decision, and in 36%, the submitted judicial review request was not suitable for substantive examination. To conclude my report, first I would like to thank the electoral bodies for their high-quality, conscientious, tireless, and expert work. I would also like to thank the members of the committee for their work and dedication. Thanks to their work, the 2026 parliamentary elections were successfully conducted in accordance with the effective legal provisions. To the newly elected members of Parliament and nationality spokespersons, I wish good health and much success in their work for the benefit of the nation. I request the acceptance of my report. Thank you very much.

Honorable Parliament! Next is the report of the President of the National Election Office on the organization and conduct of the state tasks related to the parliamentary elections of members of parliament held on April 12, 2026. The report is available on the website under document number N. I give the floor to Dr. Attila Nagy, President of the National Election Office, for five minutes.

Honorable Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen! Mr. President of the Republic, holders of constitutional and ecclesiastical dignities, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen! Congratulations to all members, spokespersons, and nominating organizations. I would like to highlight the following from my written report. More than 110,000 people carried out the 2026 parliamentary elections in 10,047 domestic polling stations and at 149 of our foreign missions. This means 20,000 electoral office staff, as well as 50,000 elected and 40,000 delegated committee members. The elections were supervised by 879 international observers. From the reports and accounts they issued, much of which is also known from the press, a picture of elections in compliance with fundamental electoral principles and international standards emerges. I can state that the elections, with a record 79% turnout, were conducted without disruption, with continuous online information, in accordance with Hungary's Fundamental Law and the applicable legislation. This was largely due to our personal and online training programs, as well as the election-day handbooks prepared for the electoral committees, which ensured uniform legal practice. Together with our contributing partners, we began preparations for this year's elections already in July 2024, thanks to which, in addition to the legislative background, the IT and logistics developments and organizational innovations were completed by April 2026. I would also like to thank all our partners for their committed task performance regarding the elections.

Among the IT innovations, I would like to highlight two developments. First, following the calling of the elections, an upgraded electoral information system became available on the internet, where the most important information, data, statistics, and later the results related to the elections were published. Internet-based information provision was carried out using cloud services. Our website served more than 3 million unique visitors from 182 countries around the world on election day and generated more than 164 million page views in total. There was a period when the servers handled nearly 4 million requests per minute. In addition, we completely renewed the internal electoral IT system, and thanks to this and the elimination of the mandatory envelope use at the voting booths, we published the results faster than ever before, and the IT infrastructure stably and securely served interested parties even under exceptional load. On the other hand, thanks to the full automatic decision-making procedure for electoral register applications, voters could handle their electoral matters from home in minutes during this year's elections. We adjudicated a total of 670,000 electoral register applications and issued 427,000 official certificates on registered data and the existence of voting rights. Citizens submitted their applications electronically in 85% of cases.

In conclusion of my oral report, I would like to inform you that the financial settlement of the elections is currently in progress, as well as several legal proceedings, primarily related to nominations and the electoral register of national minorities. I would also like to highlight that although, following the 2022 elections, Parliament, fulfilling its statutory obligation, amended the constituency delimitation in 2024, the population changes that have occurred since then have made this necessary once again. The number of voters on the day of the 2026 parliamentary elections deviated by more than 20% from the national average in four single-member constituencies: Somogy County constituency No. 2, and Tolna County constituencies No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3. The population of Tolna County has decreased since April 2022, and also compared to 2024, to such an extent that it is now feasible to divide the county into just two constituencies. The constituency delimitation must be modified no later than the end of 2028. I will submit my further legislative proposals to the Minister of Justice in due course. Today, Parliament begins its work. Important decisions await you, for which I ask God's blessing and wish you all good work. Thank you very much for the floor, and I ask the Honorable Parliament to kindly accept my report.

Honorable Parliament! Pursuant to Section 11 of the Standing Orders, Parliament will decide on the reports without debate. Honorable Parliament! Next is the verification of parliamentary mandates. Acting as a mandate verification committee together with the junior secretaries, we will examine the letters of accreditation of the members and spokespersons based on the electoral documents. Pursuant to Section 8, paragraph 2 of the Standing Orders, the first five members on the roll call—Péter Ák, Dr. István Apáti, Dr. Nikolett Árvai, Attila Csaba Bakos, and István Balajti—will act as a committee to examine the letters of accreditation of the senior member and the junior secretaries. The committee has now been formed. I ask the members of the committee to proceed with the junior secretaries to the Szacsvai room accessible through the Cupola Hall. Honorable Parliament! I now declare a 20-minute recess for the mandate verification.

Honorable Parliament! Let us continue our work! In conducting the session, from now on, junior secretaries Ákos Berki and István Gyöngyösi will assist me. I announce that the mandate verification committee has completed its proceedings. We now continue with the verification of mandates. I ask Dr. Nikolett Árvai, Member of Parliament, to announce the results of the senior member and junior secretaries' mandate verification.

Honorable Parliament! The first five members on the roll call, based on the electoral documents, examined the letters of accreditation of the senior member and the junior secretaries. They found each of them to be in order. On this basis, we recommend that Parliament verify the mandates of the senior member and the junior secretaries.

Thank you. Honorable Parliament! The mandate verification committee, consisting of the senior member and the junior secretaries, with the cooperation of the National Election Office staff, examined all letters of accreditation and electoral documents submitted to the President of the Republic. The committee established that each of these complies with the statutory requirements. Parliament verifies the mandates without debate. Honorable Parliament! Next is the first resolution of the inaugural session, to be adopted by electronic vote. Before that, for technical reasons, we will conduct an attendance check. I ask you to ensure that you have placed your voting card in the voting machine and to press one of its buttons. Now please press the button. There! May I ask my fellow members whether anyone's machine might not be working? There is no such case. I establish that Parliament is capable of adopting resolutions. Honorable Parliament! I propose that Parliament verify the mandates of the members and spokespersons by its resolution. Please vote by pressing the button. I establish that with 193 yes votes, no votes, and no abstentions, the mandates of the members and spokespersons are verified. Honorable Parliament, I ask junior secretaries Ákos Berki and István Gyöngyösi to read out the list of verified members and spokespersons.

Ák Péter, Dr. Apáti István, Dr. Árvai Nikolett, Bakos Csaba Attila, Balajti István, Dr. Balatinc Péter, Balla György, Balla Mihály Tibor, Balog Mihály, Bárkányi Bence, Dr. Barna Szabó Tíme, Bencsik János, Benke József, Berki Ákos, Bicskei László, Dr. Bihari Zoltán, Dr. Bilisics Zita, Boda Nikoletta Tímea, Bódis Kriszta, Dr. Bódis Péter, Bodóci István Zsigmond, Dr. Bóka János, Dr. Bóka Zsolt, Borics Mihály, Borsós Gabriella.

Dr. Bögi Viktória, Dr. Budai Gyula, Dr. Bugya László, Bujdosó Andrea Anna, Cakó Cirbus Pál, Dr. Cipa András, Cirbus Gábor, Csák László, Császár Martin, Csatári Ernő, Cse Tamás, Csézi Erzsébet, Dr. Csibi Krisztina, Csiszár Béla, Csontos Bence, Csőszi Attila, Dr. Csúszda Gábor, Dr. Dicső Viktória, Diószegi Judit, Dócs Dávid, Dúródóra, Dr. Farkas Csongor, Dr. Ferenci Gábor, F. Kovács Sándor, Forz Ágnes, Gajda Attila, Gajdos László Attila, Dr. Gáspár Levente, Gombár Dávid Pál, Görögné Bocskai Éva Róza, Dr. Gulyás Gergely Győző, Dr. Gurzó Mária Magdolna, Gyopáros Alpár Ádám, Gyömbér Dávid, Gyöngyösi István, Gyúk Zsolt, Hajdu Márton Ádám, Dr. Hallerné, Dr. Nagy Anikó Andrea, Halmai Ferenc Tibor, Dr. Hankó Balázs Zoltán, Dr. Hantosi István, Dr. Hargitai János György, Hatala Orosz Csaba László, Havasi Balázs Márk, Dr. Hegedűs Barbara Szilvia, Dr. Hegedűs Zsolt Csaba, Hé Dávid Ádám, Hende Pál Máté, Hidvégi Balázs, Horvát László Dezső, Horvát Nándor Zsolt, Dr. Jakab Zsuzsanna, Járosi Péter Pál, Jelencsik József, Jójárt Erika Anna, Judák Zsolt József, Dr. Juhász Áron, Juhász Roland Csongor, Kalázdi Kerekes Kinga Erzsébet, Kapitány István, Kaprinyák Tibor, Kaproncai Balázs, Kármán András Miklós, Dr. Kárpátiné Dr. Juhász Hajnalka, Karsai Juhász Katalin, Dr. Kátai Német Filmos, Dr. Kincse Csongor, Kis János, Dr. Kismáté Zsolt, Dr. Kocsis Máté Sándor, Dr. Konc Áron, Dr. Konc Zsófia, Dr. Kovács Áron, Dr. Kovács Gyula, Kovács Petre Judit, Kovács Sándor, Kőszegi Krisztián, Dr. Kulcsár Krisztián Gábor, László Endre Márton, Dr. Latorcai Csaba János, Dr. Lázár János, Lontai László, Lovkó Csaba, Dr. Bőrinc Viktória, Lukács Gábor, Dr. Magyar Péter, Dr. Máté Zsuzsanna, Mellétei Barna Márton Ádám, Dr. Miskolci Orsolya, Molnár János István, Molnár Dr. Lezsák Anna, Molnár Zoltán Sándor, Muhari Gergely, Müller Anna Mária, Nacsal őrinc, Nagy Ervin, Dr. Nagy Márta, Nagy Sándor Bálint, Néher András, Német Balázs Lajos, Dr. Német Csilla, Német Zsolt Attila, Novák Előd Attila, Dr. Orbán Anita, Dr. Orbán Balázs András, Dr. Panyi Miklós, Pap Zsolt György, Pásztor Anett, Perticsné Kácsor Andrea, Pócs János, Polgár György, Pors Áron Szomorja, Dr. Porpáci Krisztina, Pósfai Gábor, Radics Béla, Radnai Márk, Dr. Rák Richhard Rudolf, Ráki Zsolt, Rápli Róbert, Dr. Rétvári Bence Máté, Rost Andrea, Rózsahgyi Árom, Dr. Ruszin Szendi Romulusz, Dr. Ruzsa Diána Melinda, Dr. Sárosi József Gábor.

Dr. Sasi Nagy Edit, Summer Orsolya, Dr. Seszták Miklós István, Dr. Simicskó István, Dr. Sim Simon Krisztián Márk, Dr. Simon Zsuzsána Irén, Dr. Sopov Ildikó Éva, Sóti Anikó Zsuzsanna, Strompová Viktória, Dr. Stumpf Péter Bence, Szabadi István, Dr. Szabó Alexandra, Szabó Tibor, Szavkó Zoltán Péter, Szakács Péter Lajos, Dr. Szent Királyi Alexandra Éva, Dr. Szírtó Gábor, Szírtó Péter, Szimon Renáta, Szűcs Dóra, Dr. Szűcs Gábor, Dr. Takács Árpád, Dr. Takács Péter, Tanács Zoltán, Tárkányi Zsolt, Tar Zoltán József, Dr. Tilki Attila, Tompa Enikő, Torockai László, Tót Major Balázs, Tót Norbert Benjamin, Tót Tamás, Trentin Balázs Lajos, Trompler Ildikó, Dr. Zuzson Bence Balázs, Újvári Szilvia, Varga Balázs, Varga Gábor, Varga Lőrinc Mihály, Varga Zsoltné Szalai Piroska Mária, Velkei György László, Veres Ádám László, Dr. Virág Gabriella Mária, Dr. Vitályos Eszter Zsuzsanna, Dr. Itányi István József, Vnémet Zsolt, Vejgand István Gergely, Vicman Mihály, Zsigó Róbert Vilmos. The list of nationality spokespersons is as follows: Aba Horvát István, Akopjan Nikogosz, Gallai Gergely, Grexa Liliána, Gugán János, Holec Károly, Kramarenkó Viktor, Paulik Antal, Kuros Alexandrosz, Tótné Szegedi Ivona, Varga Simeon.

Honorable Parliament! Next is the solemn oath-taking of the members. I ask that we stand and pay respect to the entrance of the national flag and the historical flags.

Mr. Speaker, Major Gábor Józsa, commander of the honor guard. I request permission to bring in the national and historical flags.

Permission granted.

Understood. Flag bearers to ceremonial guard position. Forward, march! [Bell rings] Flag bearers right, left... halt!

I ask Secretary Ákos Berki, the youngest member of the newly formed Parliament, to read the oath text first.

I, Ákos Berki, swear. [Others repeat:] I swear. [Berki:] That I will be faithful to Hungary and its Fundamental Law. [Others repeat.] [Berki:] I will observe its legislation and ensure others observe it as well. [Others repeat.] [Berki:] I shall exercise my office as Member of Parliament for the benefit of the Hungarian nation. [Others repeat.] So help me God.

Honorable Parliament, now the representatives belonging to nationalities will take their oath in their national languages. First, the oath-taking of representatives swearing in the Romani language. [Oath taken in Romani; text partially captured as 'parlament'.] Now the oath in Beás language follows.

[Takes oath in Beás language; text partially garbled, includes reference to the national assembly and the Hungarian nation.]

The Romanian language oath follows.

[Mar Magdalena, Dr. Gurzó take the oath in Romanian:] I swear to be faithful to its fundamental law, to respect and ensure respect for its normative acts. I shall exercise the function of deputy in the National Assembly for the benefit of the Hungarian nation.

[Takes oath in Croatian:] I swear to be faithful to the fundamental law. I shall adhere to legal acts and ensure adherence by others. I shall carry out my duty as representative in the National Assembly for the benefit of the Hungarian nation. So help me God.

Please take your seats, Honorable Parliament. I announce that with the members' oath-taking, the new Parliament has been constituted. I inform you that the nationality spokespersons will take their oath before the President of Parliament in the Zsitvai Tibor room of the Parliament Building during the fourth recess of the inaugural session, to which we respectfully await the invited guests. Honorable Parliament! I announce that pursuant to Article 20, paragraph 1 and paragraph 2, point (a) of the Fundamental Law, the government's mandate has ended with the formation of the newly elected Parliament. Pursuant to Article 22, paragraph 1 of the Fundamental Law, the government remains in office until the new government is formed and exercises all rights accruing to it. However, it cannot recognize the binding effect of international treaties, and may issue decrees only on the basis of explicit legislative authorization in urgent cases. Honorable Parliament! Now I give the floor to Mr. Tamás Sulyok, President of the Republic.

Honorable Parliament! And dear compatriots, for a thousand years we have been a state-forming nation. For a thousand years we have wanted to shape our lives, and we do everything possible—within what is possible for a human community—to become masters of our own destiny. We do this, sometimes in more fortunate, sometimes in more difficult times, sometimes with success, sometimes marred by failures. But we have never renounced the right to our own decisions. We have reached a new chapter in Hungary's history. The composition of the Parliament, which has convened ten times since the regime change, has also resulted in a change of government after four parliamentary cycles. In the April parliamentary elections, under the functioning democratic legal order of our country, the Hungarian people declared their will. With unprecedented participation and an unprecedented victory, the Respect and Freedom Party has received an opportunity from the Hungarian people to govern the country, to which I congratulate them. With this mandate comes historical responsibility for our homeland and our nation. Responsibility and service, the stakes of which are none other than the advancement of the country and the nation, the strengthening of its power, and ensuring its resilience against dangers. Honorable Members of Parliament! You are representatives of a nation that preserved its identity, legal order, and culture for long centuries, and was always capable of renewing itself even in the face of difficulties. This legacy is now in your hands. From today, this building is your workplace, which is the foremost symbol and home of our entire Hungarian nation, our sovereign statehood, and our representative democracy. A special place, which for foreigners is part of the World Heritage. But for us Hungarians it means much more. The Parliament Building is a bastion of self-respect, national freedom, and the law. Full of symbols of our statehood, our history, and our legal order. Every corner of this place is woven with the nation's memory and its hope for the future.

The house of the nation, shining in its full splendor today, is the pride of the Hungarian people. It now opens its doors before you so that with your work you may protect and continue to guide our homeland. These dignified walls, however, have plenty of shared memories of the hardest trials and superhuman endurance. Many great figures and officials of the nation's house strove to stand firm even in the most turbulent times. I will mention just one. In 1956, when the country was living through the most difficult hours of the Soviet occupation, almost no one remained in the building. But a justice minister, István Bibó, who believed in the supremacy of the democratic state order and the inescapable rule of law, decided he would not move from here. He risked his life, but he stayed at his post and made a stand for the democratic legal order. István Bibó held the same views as later Ferenc or the late President László Sólyom, and indeed I myself, namely that the law must have an added value. The law must be directed toward the good, toward order, toward justice, toward the human being. The fundamental ideological premise of lawyers and lawmakers is that it is not the human being who exists for the law, but the law that exists for the human being. This is what makes the law suitable for holding a country together. On this is based the legal regulatory framework that stands above power.

Our legal system's thousand-year flow originates from our country's first king, Saint Stephen, the country's first lawmaker. Into this continuity fits your legislative jurisdiction as well. Our conception of law is inseparable from our Europeanness, which also traces back to Saint Stephen. Through his deliberate decision, we became definitively part of Europe, not only in a geographical but also in a spiritual and cultural sense. The Hungarian people from that point on are also European, but this is equally true in reverse. Europe cannot be imagined without Hungary. We also expanded the continent's values and enriched its culture. Our Europeanness stems from our free choice, which generations have continuously affirmed to this day. The respect for law in Hungary cannot be a question. Every exercise of power can only be understood within the framework of the rule of law. Every political action can be called democratic only as long as it operates within the constitutional order of the rule of law. The legal order that seeks the people's good, ensures their freedom, and guarantees order and predictability must be the guiding principle for those who exercise power at any given time. Legal certainty is a value that we must preserve under all circumstances. Disrupting the rule of law would have unforeseeable consequences for people's lives and their trust in the law. For the homeland, it is essential that within this legislative building, Hungary's constitutional foundations and the balances built into our legal system are accorded special regard. The most suitable place for resolving our common affairs is the Parliament Building, the most effective method is mutual respect, and the best tool is the clear language of legal norms.

Honorable House, Honorable Members, serving the homeland and the nation, representing Hungarian people, is the greatest honor and the noblest task. In this light, one can view the four years of work that lie ahead of you. You have been enrolled among the nation-builders of a thousand years. Therefore, everyone upon whom the honor falls to represent the nation in the Hungarian Parliament also bears a historical role, and history itself will judge your activity. Your oath, taken before Parliament, is also to be understood in this context. You have received a mandate for four years, but your service goes beyond parliamentary cycles, and therefore beyond daily debates as well. After the heated campaign, politics must return to its natural milieu—the constitutional framework. The focus again falls solely on improving the fate of the country. There is room for improvement in human relationships. For the way we behave toward one another, the way we speak to one another, the way we look at one another, is in fact how we look at our homeland. Hungary can only be built if we build together, not against one another. For my part, I propose constructive cooperation in every matter that advances the country's fate, elevates the nation, and strengthens peace and public tranquility. I saw a good example of this constructive cooperation in the preparation of the Parliament's inaugural session. Thanks are due to the representatives of the parties, the Director-General of the Parliament, the Director-General of the Sándor Palace, and their staff. Honorable Parliament! One country, one nation can only be strong if it can display unity even in its diversity. If it respects and equally protects the dignity of every human being. In this unity, you, Members of Parliament, have a special role—through not only your decisions but also your personal example. Together, you are called to represent the entire nation. Including those who agree with you and those who do not. Including the strong and those in need of protection. You are responsible for every citizen of the country, regardless of worldview, place of residence, or life situation. I wholeheartedly congratulate you on your parliamentary mandates, and I wholeheartedly congratulate the nationality spokespersons as well. Hungary's national minorities are inseparable from our homeland. National unity can only be realized together with them. The protection of their rights and support for their communities is a matter of course. I wish that your work may always be guided by responsibility toward the nation, mutual respect, and unwavering commitment to the law. I wholeheartedly wish all of you beautiful results and much strength in your worthy service for the homeland and the nation. Honorable Parliament! Pursuant to Article 9, paragraph 3, subparagraph (j) of Hungary's Fundamental Law, the President of the Republic proposes to Parliament the person of the Prime Minister. I have invited Mr. Péter Magyar, President of the Respect and Freedom Party, to form the new government, and he has accepted the invitation. Therefore, pursuant to the aforementioned constitutional provision, I propose that Parliament elect Mr. Péter Magyar as Prime Minister of Hungary. Thank you for your attention.

I thank the President of the Republic for his words. Honorable Parliament! I ask that we stand and pay respect to the departure of the national flag and the historical flags.

Flag bearers right, left. Forward, march!

Honorable Parliament! Next is the submission and verification of the members' signed oath documents. Acting as a committee together with the junior secretaries, we will verify the members' oath documents. Pursuant to Section 10, paragraph 3 of the Standing Orders, the first five members on the roll call, acting as a committee, will verify the oath documents of the senior member and the junior secretaries. I ask the members of the committee to proceed with the junior secretaries to the Szacsvai room accessible through the Cupola Hall. Honorable Parliament! I now declare a 20-minute recess for the submission and verification of the signed oath documents. The end of the recess will be signaled by a bell.

Honorable Parliament! Let us continue our work! In conducting the session, from now on, junior secretaries Dr. András Cipa and Nándor Zsolt Horvát will assist me. I announce that the verification of oath documents has been completed. I ask Member of Parliament Attila Csaba Bakos to announce the results of the verification of the senior member's and junior secretaries' oath documents.

Honorable Parliament, the first five members on the roll call, pursuant to Section 10 of the Standing Orders, completed the verification of the senior member's and junior secretaries' signed oath documents. They found each of them to be in order.

Thank you very much. Honorable Parliament! The committee consisting of the senior member and the junior secretaries, pursuant to Section 10 of the Standing Orders, completed the verification of all members' oath documents. It found each of them to be in order. Honorable Parliament! The Fundamental Law and the Act on Parliament provide for the incompatibility of the offices of member and spokesperson. I ask Dr. András Cipa, junior secretary, to make the declaration regarding incompatibility.

Honorable Parliament! I inform you that every member and spokesperson has submitted their incompatibility declaration. Mr. Aba Horvát István, national minority spokesperson, declared that a ground of incompatibility exists with respect to him, the removal of which is within the competence of another body. The spokesperson also announced and proved that he has initiated the removal of the ground of incompatibility. In view of this, Mr. Aba Horvát István, national minority spokesperson, may not exercise his voting rights at committee meetings until the incompatibility is removed. Honorable Parliament! I announce that with the exception of Mr. Aba Horvát István, national minority spokesperson, all members and spokespersons have made negative incompatibility declarations, and thus they can exercise their rights as members fully at today's session.

Honorable Parliament! I inform you that the members of Parliament and the national minority spokespersons must submit asset declarations with reference to their asset position as of May 9, 2026, between May 11 and June 8, 2026. The forms necessary for submitting the asset declarations and all documents to assist with completion can be found on the Parliament's website and in the inaugural session's courier mail. I inform you that pursuant to Section 90, paragraph 3 of the Act on Parliament, in case of delay in submitting the asset declaration, the member may not exercise their rights as a member and may not receive remuneration until the declaration is submitted.

Honorable Parliament! Next is the vote on the report of the President of the National Election Committee entitled 'The National Election Committee's Activities During the Parliamentary Elections of Members of Parliament Held on April 12, 2026,' document number N. I ask the Honorable Parliament whether it accepts the report of the President of the National Election Committee, document number N. Please vote now by pressing the button. I announce the resolution. With 188 yes votes, zero no votes, and zero abstentions, Parliament has adopted the report. Next is the vote on the report of the President of the National Election Office entitled 'The Organization and Conduct of the State Tasks Related to the Parliamentary Elections of Members of Parliament Held on April 12, 2026,' document number N. I ask the Honorable Parliament to vote on accepting the report of the President of the National Election Office, document number N. Please vote now. I announce the resolution. With 192 yes votes, zero no votes, and zero abstentions, Parliament has adopted the report. Honorable Parliament! Allow me to thank the nearly 100,000 contributors who helped organize and conduct the successful 2026 parliamentary elections across the country.

Honorable Parliament! I announce that the parliamentary parties have formed their parliamentary groups. The faction leaders have submitted in writing, pursuant to Section 12, paragraph 3 of the Standing Orders, the name of the parliamentary group, the names of the group leaders and other officers, and the list of the members constituting the group. I ask junior secretary Nándor Zsolt Horvát to announce the names, size, and faction leaders of the newly formed parliamentary groups.

Honorable Parliament! I inform you that the leader of the 141-member faction of the Respect and Freedom Party is Ms. Andrea Anna Bujdosó. [Applause] The leader of the 44-member faction of Fidesz—Hungarian Civic Alliance is Mr. Gergely Gulyás. [Applause] The leader of the 8-member faction of the Christian Democratic People's Party is Mr. Bence Rétvári. The leader of the 6-member faction of Our Homeland is Mr. László Torockai.

Honorable Parliament! Next is the election of the Speaker of Parliament by secret ballot. Pursuant to Section 6, paragraph 1 of the Act on Parliament, the leaders of the parliamentary groups have made a joint proposal for the person of the Speaker. Taking this into account, in my proposal number S/3, I propose that Parliament elect Ms. Forst Hoffer Ágnes as Speaker. I draw your attention to the fact that pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Parliament, no amendment proposals can be submitted for this. The election of the Speaker will be by secret ballot. Honorable Parliament! The Annex No. 1 to the Standing Orders contains the rules for conducting the secret ballot. I ask junior secretaries Dr. András Cipa and Nándor Zsolt Horvát to present the most important information. I respectfully ask my fellow members to listen to this while remaining in their seats.

Honorable Parliament! The rules of the secret ballot are as follows. During the voting, the senior member and junior secretaries of Parliament act as the vote-counting committee. Members can collect their ballot papers from the Danube-side corridor of the Lower House Chamber in the Parliament Building, from the group corresponding to the first letter of their name, in four groups in alphabetical order. I inform you that at the sectors you may receive one ballot paper and one envelope. I ask you to confirm receipt by signing the forms placed on the tables. I inform you that a voting booth can also be used during the voting. I ask you to place your mark in the 'yes,' 'no,' or 'abstain' box on the ballot paper. Voting is only possible with the official ballot papers. A vote is only valid if it is cast for a candidate on the ballot paper, marked with two intersecting lines in the 'yes,' 'no,' or 'abstain' box next to their name. A vote is invalid if it cannot be conclusively determined from it for whom and how the member voted. A vote is also invalid if it was not cast on the official ballot paper, if it lacks the official stamp, or if the member takes the ballot paper but does not deposit it in the urn. I inform you that if anyone fills in the ballot paper incorrectly, the members of the vote-counting committee present at the urn will void it and issue a replacement ballot.

Honorable Parliament! During the voting time, only members and members of the working group assisting in the voting may remain in the corridor of the Lower House Chamber. I inform you that the votes...

You have 20 minutes left to submit them. I ask my fellow representatives to proceed to the table marked with a sign bearing the first letter of their name, where they can collect their ballots. I draw your attention to the practice established at previous constituent sessions: please take the ballot with you, and before receiving it kindly present your parliamentary identity card. The ballot can only be handed over in exchange for this. Thereafter, I ask you to confirm by signature your entry in the register. I ask the deputy notaries, and the representatives delegated to the vote-counting procedure by the factions that do not have a deputy notary, to proceed to the side room after the voting. I now declare a 40-minute break for the voting and the counting.

[Off-microphone background chatter during the voting break: overlapping voices, largely indistinguishable, with occasional legible fragments such as 'Yes, yes', 'Sorry', 'Let's look at it', 'Good', 'Hi everyone' and brief counting.]

Very well. Honourable National Assembly, we resume our work. In presiding over the session I shall henceforth be assisted by the deputy notaries Ákos Berki and Dr. Csongor Kincse. I announce that the vote-counting committee has completed its work. It determined that the voting procedure was valid and successful. I shall now announce the result of the vote. In the secret ballot 195 representatives took a ballot. On the basis of the number of ballots found in the box, 195 representatives cast their vote for the person of Forstoffer Ágnes. There were no invalid votes. The distribution of votes is as follows: 193 yes, 2 no. There were no abstentions. On this basis the National Assembly has elected Ms. Forstoffer Ágnes as Speaker of the National Assembly. Congratulations.

We now come to the solemn oath-taking. I ask you to rise and stand in respect as the national flag and the historical flags march in.

Mr. President, I, Lieutenant Colonel Gábor Józsa, commander of the guard of honour, request permission to bring in the national and the historical flags.

Permission granted.

Understood. Flag bearers, take your positions.

Flag bearers — right, left. Attention!

Very good. I invite Speaker-designate Forstoffer Ágnes to step forward to the middle of the chamber and take her oath. I invite the notary Ákos Berki to read out the text of the oath.

I, Forstoffer Ágnes, pledge that I will be loyal to Hungary and to its Fundamental Laws, that I will observe its laws and ensure that they are observed by others, and that I will exercise my office as Speaker of the National Assembly for the benefit of the Hungarian nation.

I, Forstoffer Ágnes, pledge that I will be loyal to Hungary and to its Fundamental Laws, that I will observe its laws and ensure that they are observed by others, and that I will exercise my office as Speaker of the National Assembly for the benefit of the Hungarian nation. So help me God.

Honourable National Assembly! I now invite the deputy notary Mihály Balog to prepare the oath documents for signature, and I ask Speaker Forstoffer Ágnes to affix her signature to them. In the name of the National Assembly and of myself, I congratulate Speaker Forstoffer Ágnes on her election and wish her good work and every success.

Very good. Honourable fellow representatives, I inform you that the Speaker will receive congratulations in the middle of the chamber. First of all, from the President of the Republic.

Congratulations! I wish you every success.