Orban warns after president's ouster: 'No one is safe in Hungary anymore'
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- Hungary's opposition party Fidesz accused Prime Minister Peter Magyar and his Tisza party of "open tyranny" after President Tamas Sulyok signed a constitutional amendment ending his term.
- Fidesz stated Sulyok became a victim of "political violence" and warned that if this can happen to the president, "no one is safe" in Hungary.
- Prime Minister Viktor Orban echoed these sentiments, stating "tyranny is no longer a threat, but a reality" and that "no one is safe" after the president's removal.
Hungary's opposition party Fidesz has decried the removal of President Tamas Sulyok from his post, labeling the actions of Prime Minister Peter Magyar and his Tisza party as "open tyranny." The party issued a statement Saturday, asserting that Sulyok signed a constitutional amendment that concluded his presidential term under duress. Fidesz characterized the move as a "violent attack" unprecedented in the European Union and stated that Magyar had plunged the country into a constitutional crisis.
Magyar and the Tisza party have carried out a violent attack on the president in a manner unseen in the European Union, putting him in an undignified position, pressuring him and finally arbitrarily removing him from office. This is unprecedented in Hungary since the darkest dictatorships.
According to Fidesz, Sulyok was subjected to "political violence" by Tisza. The party, formerly led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, warned that the precedent set by the president's removal means "if this can be done to the president today, then anything can be done to anyone in Hungary tomorrow." Fidesz pledged to use all available means to resist this "autocracy" and support peaceful, legal forms of opposition.
If this can be done to the president today, then anything can be done to anyone in Hungary tomorrow.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban amplified these concerns on Facebook, declaring that "the last obstacle has been removed. Tyranny is no longer a threat, but a reality." He echoed the sentiment that "if this can be done to the president of the republic, then no one is safe anymore." Orban concluded his post with a plea, "God save Hungary."
Today the last obstacle has been removed. Tyranny is no longer a threat, but a reality.
Agnes Forsthoffer, the President of the Hungarian Parliament, will serve as interim head of state. Parliament has 30 days to elect a new president. The Hungarian president does not possess veto power over constitutional reforms.
If this can be done to the president of the republic, then no one is safe anymore.
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Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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