Hungary's parliament moves to amend constitution to remove Orbán-allied President Tamás Sulyok
Hungary's National Assembly, where Prime Minister Péter Magyar's coalition holds a two-thirds majority, moved on July 13 to rewrite the constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok, a 70-year-old ally of former PM Viktor Orbán; Magyar has repeatedly called Sulyok unworthy of office for failing to challenge Orbán's governance abuses; critics warned the constitutional overhaul risks entrenching Magyar's own power
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Summary
Hungary's National Assembly began amending the Basic Law on July 13 to remove President Tamás Sulyok, who was appointed during the Viktor Orbán (Hungary) era. Prime Minister Péter Magyar, whose coalition commands the two-thirds constitutional supermajority needed to rewrite the Basic Law, called Sulyok "unworthy of the post" for not challenging Orbán-era governance abuses. Both Euronews (pan-European) and Prism (South Caucasus democracy tracker) noted that Magyar is using the same constitutional engineering tools Orbán deployed for 12 years, raising concern among Hungarian civil society about a new consolidation of power under the new administration.
Why it matters
Hungary's two-thirds parliamentary majority can rewrite the constitution without a referendum. Whether Magyar uses this power to restore rule-of-law protections or to entrench his own administration will be a central test for Hungary's EU standing and for the disbursement of previously frozen EU funds tracked in الاتحاد الأوروبي يُفرج عن 16.4 مليار يورو من الأموال المجمدة للمجر بعد استيفاء حكومة ماجيار شروط الإصلاح.
What to watch
- When the National Assembly finalises the constitutional amendment and whether a replacement president is named quickly.
- EU and European Commission assessment of the process and any effect on Hungary's recovery and resilience plan.
- Whether Fidesz challenges the amendment in Hungary's Constitutional Court, and the court's composition following Magyar's changes.