Hungary's President Signs Constitutional Amendments Ending His Term
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has signed constitutional amendments that immediately terminate his term, passed by the parliamentary majority after he refused to resign.
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok signed constitutional amendments on the last day of a five-day deadline, which immediately end his term. Sulyok was elected by parliament in 2024 with the support of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist party Fidesz.
Prime Minister Péter Magyar repeatedly called on Sulyok to resign, calling him an illegitimate puppet. When the president refused, Magyar's center-right party Tisza, holding a two-thirds majority in parliament, passed constitutional amendments this week to immediately terminate Sulyok's term. Magyar had warned that otherwise he would initiate impeachment proceedings.
Sulyok's term officially ends at midnight, when parliamentary speaker Ágnes Forsthofer will automatically assume presidential duties until a new president is elected within 30 days.
Earlier in June, parliament passed another constitutional amendment barring prime ministers from serving more than two four-year terms, thus blocking Orbán's potential return to government. Magyar has promised to draft and adopt a new constitution for the country.
