The election of Andras Baka marks a significant shift in Hungarian politics, representing a departure from the long-standing influence of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Baka, who previously served as the head of the Supreme Court, was controversially ousted during Orban's tenure, a dismissal later ruled unfair by the European Court of Human Rights. His appointment is framed by the new government under Prime Minister Peter Magyar as a symbolic step toward restoring checks and balances in Hungarian democracy. The parliamentary vote was overwhelmingly supportive, signalling a clear repudiation of the previous political era's governance style.