Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has announced plans to amend the country’s constitution in order to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office.
Magyar said the president had failed to properly fulfill his responsibilities and accused him of remaining too closely aligned with former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his political system.
Magyar’s Tisza Party secured a strong parliamentary majority in the recent elections, reportedly winning more than two-thirds of the seats in parliament, giving the government enough support to introduce major constitutional changes.
Reports indicate that Magyar had earlier given Sulyok a deadline to resign voluntarily, but the president refused to step down. The prime minister said the government would now move forward with legal and constitutional procedures to remove him from office.
Although the Hungarian presidency is largely ceremonial, the president has the authority to sign legislation and send laws back to the constitutional court for review, powers that Magyar’s government believes could slow or block its reform agenda.
The opposition Fidesz party, linked to former leader Viktor Orbán, criticized the move and warned that removing the president through constitutional amendments could trigger a political and constitutional crisis in Hungary.
Magyar has defended the plan by saying his administration is trying to rebuild democratic institutions and restore public trust after more than a decade of Orbán-era rule.
The development marks another major political shift in Hungary as the country enters a new period of political transition and institutional reforms.