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PM Pushes Amendment to Oust President, Sparks Democracy Fears

7/6/2026

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Prime Minister Péter Magyar submitted the 17th amendment to terminate President Tamás Sulyok’s mandate.
The amendment adds parliamentary term limits, independence safeguards and creates an Asset Recovery Office.
It ends Sulyok’s term on enactment and permits election of a new five-year president.
Human Rights Watch warned the rushed process could undermine the rule of law, while Fidesz leader Gergely Gulyás said it ends democracy and “beheads” the Constitutional Court.

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Prime Minister Péter Magyar submitted the 17th amendment to terminate President Tamás Sulyok’s mandate.
The amendment adds parliamentary term limits, independence safeguards and creates an Asset Recovery Office.
It ends Sulyok’s term on enactment and permits election of a new five-year president.
Human Rights Watch warned the rushed process could undermine the rule of law, while Fidesz leader Gergely Gulyás said it ends democracy and “beheads” the Constitutional Court.