Lawmakers from Hungary’s ruling Tisza party unanimously backed the candidacy of chess legend Judit Polgár for the post of president of the country. The final decision on the nomination will be made at the next meeting, parliamentary group leader Andrea Bujdosó said, Reuters reports.

Prime Minister Péter Magyar said on Sunday that he would propose Polgár — widely recognized as the greatest female chess player in history — for the ceremonial post of president until the country adopts a new constitution.

On Saturday, Tamás Sulyok signed a constitutional amendment passed by the Tisza party that ended his term as president.

The election of a new president and the drafting of a new constitution are key elements of Magyar’s drive to dismantle the power structures of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Magyar stresses that he received a clear mandate from voters for these changes.

Parliament, where Magyar’s party holds a two-thirds majority (allowing it to make any changes to legislation), will elect the new president. The president will serve either until the planned constitution enters into force or for no more than five years.

Faction leader Bujdosó said that after lengthy discussion, Tisza lawmakers concluded that the 49-year-old Polgár is a “patriotic, honest, empathetic, brave, outstanding, and dedicated person” and is also capable of “expressing the unity of the nation.”

and constitutionality,” Magyar told parliament.

Judit Polgár, the subject of the documentary film The Queen of Chess released in February, is the only female chess player ever to have ranked in the world’s top 10 among men. She also remains the only woman to have crossed the 2700 rating mark — a threshold widely regarded around the world as the benchmark for “super-grandmaster” status.