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Calls for Hungary's president Pal Schmitt to resign after being stripped of his PhD

Semmelweis University rules that large parts of Pal Schmitt 1992 thesis were copied.

Hungary's President says he won't resign over plagiarism scandal

Hungary's president Pal Schmitt will remain in office despite being stripped of his PhD; will write new thesis.

Hungary's president resigns over plagiarism scandal

Pal Schmitt's PhD was revoked; previously he had sworn not to resign.

Hungary's President Pal Schmitt giving a statement to the press in Budapest on Mar. 22, just days before Semmelweis University began proceedings to strip Schmitt of his doctorate for plagarism.

ATTILA KISBENEDEK

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