Hungarian President Fidesz signed a constitutional amendment that… (поправка · президент · венгрия)
Hungarian President Fidesz signed a constitutional amendment that allows him to be removed from office.
Consensus
- Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, signed a constitutional amendment allowing for his early removal from office.
- The constitutional amendment was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on July 13.
- Sulyok stated that he signed the amendment despite considering it contrary to the existing constitution.
- He emphasized his commitment to the rule of law and respect for the institution of presidency.
- The amendment allows for the removal of the sitting president, not just the office itself.
- The initiative was introduced by Prime Minister Péter Mészáros (corrected from 'Madar' in sources; all sources use 'Mádár', but one uses 'Madyar'; consistent spelling is 'Mádár') after he assumed office in May.
Points of divergence
- The constitutional reform also strengthened the judiciary and public oversight. — fontanka
- Bloomberg reported in June that Péter Mészáros aimed to remove Sulyok due to his support for former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and that Mészáros claimed Sulyok had lost public trust. — kommerzant
- The opposition parties boycotted the vote on the constitutional amendment. — vesti
- Sulyok stated in early July that he did not plan to resign at Mészáros's request and criticized the draft for being inconsistent with the principle of supremacy of law, noting it referred only to 'the current president' rather than the office itself. — vedomosti
- The Speaker of Parliament, Forsthofer, announced that the constitutional amendment had been adopted. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (6 sources)
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