Hungary's parliament approves constitutional amendment to remove president

By Nick Thorpe, 14 July 2026
Flag of Hungary (photo credit: TheDigitalArtist via pixabay)
Flag of Hungary (photo credit: TheDigitalArtist via pixabay)
The Hungarian parliament has voted to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office, who was widely seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor Orbán who lost power in April after 16 years. Prime Minister Péter Magyar's Tisza party used its two thirds majority to steamroll through the 17th amendment to the constitution, ending the term of Sulyok and the head of the Constitutional Court Péter Polt. [ . . . ] The amendment also removes Constitutional Court judges who are over the age of 70, and forbids deputies who have served three terms in parliament from standing again - which applies to more than half the current Fidesz deputies.
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