"Hungary's President Resigns Amid Controversy Over Sex Abuse Case Pardon"

Hungarian President Katalin Novak, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, resigned following outrage over a pardon granted to a man implicated in a child sexual abuse case. The controversy was sparked by the pardon granted to a former deputy director of a children's home who had helped cover up his boss's sexual abuse of the children in their charge. Novak's resignation came after growing pressure from opposition politicians and protests outside the presidential palace, with former justice minister Judit Varga also withdrawing from public life over the affair.