+34
Parliament will elect a new president until a new constitution takes effect, or for a maximum of five years.
Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok speaks during a meeting with Vietnam's President Luong Cuong at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 28, 2025. / AFP Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok has signed a constitutional amendment passed by Prime Minister Peter Magyar's ruling Tisza party that ends his term as head of state, Sulyok said in a statement on Saturday.
The legislation was part of Magyar's drive to dismantle former Prime Minister Viktor Orban's bastions of power, for which Magyar says he received a strong mandate from voters after ousting the right-wing leader in an April election landslide. The amendment will end Sulyok's term immediately, citing society's "serious loss of confidence" in a leader elected in early 2024 by lawmakers from Orban's Fidesz party.
Sulyok said he had no choice but to rubber-stamp the legislation as it respected the letter of the law. However, the former Constitutional Court judge warned the reform has harmed the rule of law in Hungary.
"The seventeenth amendment to the Constitution has marked a watershed in Hungary's constitutional democracy," Sulyok said. "By removing public office holders in a manner that openly violates the rule of law ... it sets a negative precedent that inflicts a deep wound on the constitutional values of democracy, the separation of powers, and the rule of law.
"India’s private space age takes off with Vikram-1 launch Parliament, where Magyar's centre-right Tisza party has a two-thirds majority that allows it to change any laws, will elect a new president until a new constitution takes effect, or for a maximum of five years. The amendment also imposes a 12-year term limit on lawmakers and sets a retirement age of 70 for Constitutional Court judges, which will force the court's current president, Orban ally Peter Polt, to retire.
Since ousting Orban in April, Magyar has repeatedly called on Sulyok to step down, accusing him of failing to represent national unity on major issues and of serving the interests of Orban and his government. India’s private space age takes off with Vikram-1 launchTrump says Washington's iconic Reflecting Pool damaged by 'vandals,' repairs in progress'One-sided rhetoric': Türkiye slams EU's latest assessment as lacking objectivity, strategic visionSpain’s largest wildfire burns 12,000 hectares, forces mass evacuationsIsraeli drone strike kills Palestinian as troops extend occupation into southern Gaza
Scratch the next story
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News: You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Japan's parliament enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial familyJapan’s parliament has enacted a historic revision to the 19th century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor.
Read more »
Israel's parliament dissolves ahead of Oct. 27 electionsIsrael's parliament has dissolved after passing a series of controversial bills in marathon sessions in its last few days.
Read more »
Assisted Dying Bill Returns to Parliament as Government Signals NeutralityThe Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has been reintroduced by Labour MP Lauren Edwards, sparking renewed debate. The government is expected to remain neutral, but Prime Minister Keir Starmer's support and the bill's identical content to the previous version raise questions about its passage.
Read more »
Hungary Removes Break on Production Incentive; Venice Film Festival to Close with 'Dio Ride'Hungary ends pause on new registrations for its film production incentive, while the 83rd Venice International Film Festival announces that the Italian film 'Dio Ride' (God Laughs) will close the event in the out-of-competition section. The film, set in 17th-century Tuscany, follows a friar whose humorous approach to discussing God provokes church hostility.
Read more »