BUDAPEST, April 20. /TASS/. Peter Magyar, the leader of the Tisza party, who will soon lead the Hungarian government, has nominated Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi for the post of defense minister.

"Tisza is proposing Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi for the post of the defense minister," Magyar said at a press conference following a meeting of his party's faction in the future parliament.

Ruszin-Szendi, Tisza’s military adviser, previously served as chief of the general staff.