Hungary parliament votes to oust President Sulyok

Hungary's parliament is expected to vote on Monday, July 13, 2026, on a constitutional amendment that would remove President Tamás Sulyok from office, a central move in Prime Minister Péter Magyar's campaign to dismantle the institutional legacy of his predecessor, Viktor Orbán. The vote comes just three months after Magyar's Tisza party won a landslide election victory in April, ending Orbán's 16-year rule and securing the parliamentary supermajority required to amend the constitution.

Prime Minister Magyar has repeatedly called for Sulyok's resignation, branding the 70-year-old president a "puppet" of the former government and unworthy of the office for failing to stand up to what Magyar describes as Orbán's attacks on the rule of law. The proposed 17th amendment to the constitution cites a "serious loss of confidence" by society as grounds for ending Sulyok's term immediately. If passed, parliament would elect a new president to serve until a new constitution takes effect, or for a maximum of five years.

President Sulyok, a former Constitutional Court judge appointed by parliament in 2024, has rejected the accusations and insists there is no constitutional reason for him to...