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- Hungary’s Assembly approved the Sixteenth Amendment on 15 June 2026, limiting the prime minister’s term to eight years retroactive to 2 May 1990.
- The amendment, pending presidential signature, bars Viktor Orbán—who has served four terms—from returning to office.
- Hungarian law permits the limit because non-retroactivity restrictions apply only to criminal matters.
- The Venice Commission notes eight-year caps are rare but exist in Thailand and Laos, viewing the change as a step for liberal democracy.
