Hungary parliament set to oust president in Magyar's power shake-up
Prime Minister Peter Magyar says the overhaul will restore constitutional democracy and could force out four senior judges over age 70.
- On Monday, Hungary's parliament is set to approve a constitutional amendment to oust President Tamas Sulyok, whom Prime Minister Peter Magyar described as a "puppet" of former premier Viktor Orban.
- Magyar's party, Tisza, holds a parliamentary supermajority following his April election victory that ended Orban's 16-year rule, enabling constitutional changes to dismantle what the government calls Orban's bastions of power.
- Sulyok, a Constitutional Court judge for 10 years before his 2024 appointment, denies any political agenda. Last Thursday, Orban's Fidesz party held a protest supporting him despite the amendment citing society's "serious loss of confidence."
- If Sulyok does not sign the legislation within five days, an impeachment proceeding will be launched. The bill also limits lawmakers' terms to 12 years and aims to ensure "the preconditions for the restoration of constitutional democracy."
- Sulyok requested an assessment from the Venice Commission, a Council of Europe human rights body that advises on whether constitutional changes are democratic. The commission has declined to comment on the situation.
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On Monday, the Hungarian parliament adopted an amendment ending the term of office of President Tamás Sulyok, a departure supported by 67% of Hungarian voters, according to a poll. If he refuses to leave his office, Prime Minister Peter Magyar promised to start a procedure of dismissalThe Hungarian parliament adopted on Monday a constitutional amendment aimed in particular at ending the term of office of President Tamas Sulyok, called Viktor Orb…
The reform of the Constitution, initiated by Prime Minister Péter Magyar's party, also prohibits two thirds of Fidesz's deputies from running for office in the next legislative elections in 2030.
The Head of State "is not fulfilling his duties honestly and has become an instrument in the hands of the old system", considers the current Prime Minister to be a country.
Hungarian Parliament Approves Amendment That Effectively Terminates Presidential EmpowerThe Hungarian Parliament on July 14 adopted the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, which prematurely terminates the mandate of President Tamas Šujók. Changes also shorten the term of office of constitutional judges and limit deputies to three convocations.
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ussanews.comHungarian Parliament Changes Constitution to Oust Orbán-Era President Sulyok
Hungary’s Parliament approved the so-called seventeenth amendment to the Fundamental Law, designed primarily to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office, on Monday, 13 July. All 139 MPs from the governing Tisza Party voted in favour of the proposal, while six MPs from the hard-right Our Homeland (Mi Hazánk) voted against it. The former governing coalition parties, Fidesz and KDNP, boycotted the sitting. Under the amendment’s final text—or, more…
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