Newly-elected Hungarian parliament holds first session

STORY: Newly-elected Hungarian parliament holds first session DATELINE: May 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Parliament building across Danube River 2. various of Parliament members taking oath 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): LASZLO KOVER, Parliament Speaker 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): JANOS ADER, Hungarian President STORYLINE: The recently-elected Hungarian parliament held its first session Tuesday, with the re-election of Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover. Kover was re-elected during a secret ballot, in which he received 143 votes of the 179 deputies who cast valid votes, with 35 votes against and one abstention. Kover was born in the town of Papa, western Hungary and is a founding member of the governing Fidesz party. He is a veteran of Hungarian politics, just like his close ally Prime Minister Viktor Orban. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): LASZLO KOVER, Parliament Speaker "I would say thank you for the supporting votes of the deputies that raised me ont

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-AWARDING CEREMONY

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-AWARDING CEREMONY

(220315) -- BUDAPEST, March 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (1st L) and Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover (C) applaud short-track speed skater Shaoang Liu (R) during an awarding ceremony ahead of the National Day in Budapest, Hungary, March 14, 2022. Shaoang Liu was awarded the Middle Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary in recognition of his sports efforts at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-AWARDING CEREMONY

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-AWARDING CEREMONY

(220315) -- BUDAPEST, March 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian President Janos Ader, Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover (1st L to 3rd L), applaud Zhang Jing, head coach of the Hungarian short-track speed skating team, during an awarding ceremony ahead of the National Day in Budapest, Hungary, March 14, 2022. Zhang Jing was awarded the Middle Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary in recognition of her sports efforts at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

LASZLO KOVER, MILOS ZEMAN

LASZLO KOVER, MILOS ZEMAN

Czech President Milos Zeman (right) meets Hungarian parliament chairman Laszlo Kover, who is also a member of Orban's Fidesz party in Budapest, Hungarian, May 15, 2019. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

LASZLO KOVER, MILOS ZEMAN

LASZLO KOVER, MILOS ZEMAN

Czech President Milos Zeman (left) meets Hungarian parliament chairman Laszlo Kover, who is also a member of Orban's Fidesz party in Budapest, Hungarian, May 15, 2019. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

LASZLO KOVER, MILOS ZEMAN

LASZLO KOVER, MILOS ZEMAN

Czech President Milos Zeman (right) meets Hungarian parliament chairman Laszlo Kover, who is also a member of Orban's Fidesz party in Budapest, Hungarian, May 15, 2019. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)