Hungary's ruling Tisza party moves to limit prime ministerial terms
The amendment would also let the government dissolve the Sovereignty Protection Office and reclaim assets from foundations that run 21 universities and MCC.
- On Wednesday, the Tisza Party submitted a constitutional amendment to Parliament limiting prime ministerial service to eight years, retroactively barring Viktor Orbán from future office.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who defeated Orbán in April, introduced the bill to restore democratic checks and balances by unwinding Fidesz party legislation from his 16-year tenure.
- The sixteenth amendment also creates grounds to dissolve the Sovereignty Protection Office and reclaim state control of 21 universities and the Mathias Corvinus Collegium managed by foundations.
- Parliament is scheduled to convene next week and may begin discussing the bills, requiring a two-thirds majority to pass and taking effect immediately upon promulgation.
- Magyar stated this submission initiates a broader, multi-year constitutional process, with plans for a new constitution to be ratified by referendum in the near future.
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Hungary's ruling Tisza party has submitted a constitutional amendment to parliament that would limit a person to two terms as prime minister. If the amendment is approved, Viktor Orbán would never be able to return to the prime minister's chair.
Hungary's ruling Tisza party moves to limit prime ministerial terms
Hungary's ruling Tisza party submitted a constitutional amendment to parliament late on Wednesday that would allow prime ministers to serve for a maximum of eight years and would effectively bar former premier Viktor Orban from holding the role again.
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