It appears that the sixteen-year era of NER presidents may come to an end within weeks. It is worth examining just how seriously these four presidents took their role as defenders of democracy and embodiments of national unity. Our analysis also looks ahead to the future, as Péter Magyar has increasingly suggested introducing the institution of direct presidential elections. Consequently, we examine how heads of state are elected in the European Union, how widespread direct presidential elections are, and how the transition from an indirect to a direct electoral system took place in the Czech Republic in the early 2010s.
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