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Hungarian Parliament Passes Amendment to Oust President Sulyok

Hungary’s lower house approved a 17th constitutional amendment with a 139‑to‑6 vote, giving the ruling Tisza Party a two‑thirds super‑majority to remove President Tamás Sulyok, widely viewed as a Viktor Orbán loyalist. The amendment also imposes a 12‑year term limit on Members of Parliament, forces Constitutional Court judges to retire at age 70, and caps the prime‑minister’s tenure at eight years. Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who led the Tisza Party to a landslide victory over Orbán’s Fidesz in April, declared that “not amending this constitution would be a betrayal of the Hungarian people.” Sulyok has five days to sign the amendment; failure will trigger an impeachment procedure that can suspend him automatically. Fidesz and its KDNP ally boycotted the vote, and shortly after, Fidesz parliamentary group leader Gergely Gulyás resigned, citing the new term‑limit provisions.

The changes pave the way for a new presidential election within 30 days and signal the dismantling of institutions installed during Orbán’s 16‑year rule.

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