Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s ruling Tisza party said on Saturday that it had nominated former Supreme Court President András Baka to become the country’s next president.

Baka, who worked as a judge on the European Court of Human Rights before being elected to head the Supreme Court, was removed from his post by the Fidesz government in 2011 — a move the ECHR ruled was unlawful.

“Throughout his career, Dr. András Baka has considered the principle of the separation of powers to be of paramount importance and has consistently stood up for the rule of law and judicial independence,” Tisza said in a Facebook post.