Hungary to initiate process to remove President Sulyok via constitutional change

Hungary is moving to impeach President Tamas Sulyok through a constitutional amendment, according to Prime Minister Peter Magyar. Magyar, whose party Tisza secured a supermajority in the April parliamentary elections, has been a vocal critic of Sulyok, an ally of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Magyar previously issued an ultimatum, stating that if Sulyok and the country's top judges did not resign by May 31, the government would "use its mandate and legal options to remove them from office." The Prime Minister has emphasized that Hungarians voted for a "complete regime change" in the recent election, giving him the power to alter the constitution.

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if Sulyok and the country's top judges do not themselves resign by May 31, the government will use its mandate and legal options to remove them from office.

Tisza's decisive victory grants Magyar at least a two-thirds majority in parliament, enabling him to pursue constitutional changes. Sulyok's presidency has been a point of contention for Magyar, who seeks to consolidate his new mandate and distance his government from the previous administration.

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Hungarians voted for a complete regime change.