Hungary's New PM Plans Constitutional Change To Remove President Sulyok
On June 1, 2026, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced plans to change the constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok, risking a confrontation over Magyar's reform agenda.[1]
Magyar said he met Sulyok at Sándor Palace that morning and that the president had refused to resign.[1] Magyar's Tisza party holds a two-thirds parliamentary majority, which he said would allow constitutional changes he estimated could be completed in about a month.[1]
President Tamás Sulyok holds formal powers to sign laws and to refer legislation to the Constitutional Court, a check that Magyar and his allies say could block key reforms.[1] Fidesz caucus leader Gergely Gulyás said early removal of a president was inconceivable in a constitutional democracy and accused the new majority of misusing its authority.[1]
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- On June 1, 2026, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced plans to amend Hungary's constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok.
- Magyar said he met Sulyok at Sándor Palace that morning; the president refused to resign.
- Magyar's Tisza party holds a two-thirds parliamentary majority, enabling constitutional changes he estimated would take about a month.
- The Hungarian president must sign laws and can refer bills to the constitutional court, powers Magyar allies fear could impede his reform agenda.
- Fidesz caucus leader Gergely Gulyás called early removal of a president inconceivable in a constitutional democracy and accused the new majority of misusing its authority.
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