Hungary's president signs law change ending his term in office
The amendment also sets 12-year lawmaker terms and a 70-year retirement age for Constitutional Court judges, forcing Orban ally Peter Polt to retire.
- Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok signed a constitutional amendment on July 18, terminating his own term as part of Prime Minister Peter Magyar's drive to dismantle former Prime Minister Viktor Orban's power structures.
- Prime Minister Magyar, who ousted Viktor Orban in an April election landslide, claims a mandate to dismantle the former leader's power bastions, citing society's "serious loss of confidence" in Sulyok's leadership.
- Beyond the presidency, the amendment enforces a 12-year term limit for lawmakers and sets a retirement age of 70 for Constitutional Court judges, forcing Orban ally Peter Polt to depart.
- Parliament Speaker Agnes Forsthoffer will assume the interim presidency from Monday, while Sulyok stated he signed the measure because it technically respected the letter of the law.
- Viktor Orban criticized the reforms on Facebook, warning "Tyranny is no longer a threat but reality," while Magyar argued the changes restore the state's ability to serve its citizens.
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With a constitutional amendment, Hungary's new government wants to get rid of President Sulyok, who is regarded as the confidant of Orban. For days, Sulyok had hesitated - but now agreed to the change, which means his own resignation.
According to the constitutional amendment voted by the deputies, Tamas Sulyok will leave office at midnight on Sunday. The President of the Parliament will act on an interim basis until a new Head of State is appointed.
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avisendanmark.dkHungary's Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, is pleased that the country's president has decided to step down.
It is a victory for the new Hungarian Prime Minister, who defeated in the ballot box Vitkor Obran: Peter Magyar obtained the dismissal of President Tamas Sulyok, appointed in 2024. He agreed, on Saturday 18 July, to sign the amendment which puts an end to his duties. This ally of Orban thus renounces to engage a legal and political arm with the new Hungarian leader.
Hungarian President and Orbán friend Tamás Sulyok has been under massive pressure from the government for days. Now he gives up his position under protest.
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