Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has agreed to step down, signing an amendment that will end his presidency at midnight on Sunday.
Prime Minister Péter Magyar's Tisza party used its parliamentary majority to steamroll the change, which critics regard as a bold move against what many see as a former Viktor Orbán loyalist. The new law will remove Sulyok and the head of the Constitutional Court, Péter Polt, from office.
The amendment also strips judges over 70 of their positions and bans deputies who have served three terms from standing again – a clause that applies to more than half of the current Fidesz ranks.
Sulyok had a five‑day window to sign the amendment otherwise facing escalating constitutional crisis and impeachment proceedings. He signed the change after the deadline passed on Saturday evening, but in a statement accused Magyar's government of violating the rule of law.
Viktor Orbán described the amendment as an act of tyranny and called for protests, although his party has been in free fall since the April election. Orbán has not yet taken his seat in parliament and remains largely absent from public view.
Source: BBC News. Image: EPA/Shutterstock.
