Katalin Novak: Hungary's president resigns over pedophilia scandal. She had pardoned a man who had been convicted in an abuse case.
Thousands of demonstrators in Budapest demanded Novák's resignation on Friday evening. Orbán now wants to change the constitution so that such criminals can never be pardoned.Novák was the first woman to head Hungary. Heads of state play a subordinate political role in the country. They are elected by parliament, usually on the recommendation of the strongest party.