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Draft Amendment Aims to Oust President, Impose 12-Year Limits

6/25/2026

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The draft amendment would remove President Tamas Sulyok and set a 12-year term limit for parliamentarians.
Two Hungarian rights groups criticized the amendment for bypassing proper constitutional review.
Amnesty International Hungary said President Tamas Sulyok is “unworthy of his office” and should be impeached.
Political analyst Gábor Torok condemned the one-sentence amendment as improper.
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union said the term-limit proposal needs a thorough constitutional review.

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Story summary

The draft amendment would remove President Tamas Sulyok and set a 12-year term limit for parliamentarians.
Two Hungarian rights groups criticized the amendment for bypassing proper constitutional review.
Amnesty International Hungary said President Tamas Sulyok is “unworthy of his office” and should be impeached.
Political analyst Gábor Torok condemned the one-sentence amendment as improper.
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union said the term-limit proposal needs a thorough constitutional review.