Hungary’s Magyar to amend the constitution to remove President Tamas Sulyok
Summary
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar plans to change the constitution to remove President Tamas Sulyok, whom he calls a puppet of the previous government led by Viktor Orban. Sulyok refuses to resign, and Magyar intends to start a legal process to remove him from office.Key Facts
- Peter Magyar is the new Prime Minister of Hungary after winning a large majority in April elections.
- Magyar wants to remove President Tamas Sulyok and other officials appointed under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government.
- Magyar has called Sulyok Orban’s “puppet” and asked him to resign, but Sulyok has refused.
- Hungary’s president signs laws and can send them back to the Constitutional Court for review.
- Magyar plans to use constitutional changes to remove Sulyok and other officials linked to Orban’s rule.
- Sulyok’s office says Magyar’s demands harm the president’s authority and the country’s constitutional system.
- Sulyok has asked the Venice Commission, a European legal group, to assess the dispute.
- Magyar’s party holds a two-thirds majority, allowing them to change the constitution if they proceed.
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