Hungary’s Magyar to amend the constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok
Magyar said the governing Tisza party will begin legal steps to remove Sulyok and other Orbán-era appointees, using its two-thirds parliamentary majority.
- Prime Minister Magyar announced on Monday that his government will initiate constitutional amendments to remove President Tamás Sulyok after the president missed the May 31 resignation deadline, declaring, "Tamás Sulyok... has abandoned the Hungarian republic."
- On Sunday, President Tamás Sulyok refused to resign, stating he "wants to continue to cooperate with the government" while awaiting the Venice Commission's opinion regarding his case.
- The planned constitutional amendments apply to several senior officials, including Constitutional Court President Péter Polt and Supreme Court President Zs. András Varga, whose resignations were demanded by the May 31 deadline.
- Arguing the presidency must regain authority, Magyar claimed the office has been "battered in recent years by its silences" and alleged Sulyok acts as "Viktor Orbán's puppet president."
- The governing Tisza Party will discuss legal procedures with its MPs, though Magyar noted the government prefers a constitutional amendment to protect the presidency's institutional standing over existing formal removal mechanisms.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Promises to Amend Constitution to Remove President
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said on June 1 that he would amend the constitution to remove the country’s president, whom he has accused of failing in his duties while Viktor Orbán was prime minister. The center-right Tisza party, led by Magyar, defeated Orban’s Fidesz-KDNP alliance on April 12, and Magyar became prime minister on May 9. Magyar met with President Tamás Sulyok at the Sándor Palace—the presidential residence—on June 1, an…
The new head of government of Hungary wants to get rid of Orban's old vicarious agent through a constitutional change.
In Hungary, since the overwhelming victory of his Tisza party in the elections of April 2026, Peter Magyar has multiplied calls for the resignation of the head of state, appointed to his post with the support of Fidesz of Viktor Orban. On several occasions, he called Tamas Sulyok a "Marion of Orban" and set him an ultimatum: to leave office before May 31, 2026 at midnight. However, the Hungarian president refused to leave on his own initiative. …
Hungary’s prime minister Magyar threatens legal action if president refuses to resign
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Monday his government would launch legal proceedings to dismiss President Tamas Sulyok, an appointee of the previous nationalist administration, if he sticks by his refusal to resign.
Hungary’s Magyar threatens constitutional amendment if Orban-appointed president refuses to resign
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Monday threatened legal action and said the government would use its two-thirds parliamentary majority to amend the constitution to force President Tamas Sulyok from office. Sulyok, who was appointed under former prime minister Viktor Orban, has refused to resign before his term ends in 2029.
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