Magyar Files Constitutional Amendment to Fire Orbán-Allied President
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"I have no reason to resign, and the Prime Minister has not yet found any public law grounds for my removal," the President of the Republic responded.
According to him, Péter Magyar did not find any public law reason for his removal.
Magyar submits sweeping constitutional reform package to parliament
Péter Magyar submitted to the National Assembly, on behalf of the government, a proposal for the 17th amendment to the Basic Law. This was announced on Saturday on the Prime Minister's Facebook page, with the addition that the amendment would terminate the current President of the Republic's mandate.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar (Tisza) submitted a proposal to parliament on Saturday to amend the constitution, which he described as liberating Hungary from the current political system. The constitutional change would immediately remove President Tamás Sulyok, whom Magyar describes as a puppet of the previous government.
Prime Minister Peter Magyar has repeatedly called for the resignation of President Tamas Sulyok, as well as the presidents of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Hungary, among others, calling them "Orbán's puppets." The deadline set by the Prime Minister for voluntary resignations expired on May 31st. Rejecting Magyar's appeals, the President warned that attempts to remove him threaten the rule of law and the country's constitutio…
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