The Hungarian Parliament approved the 17th constitutional amendment
The Hungarian Parliament approved the 17th constitutional amendment, which terminates President Tamás Sulyok's powers upon its entry into force and mandates the election of a new president within 30 days. The move was supported by 139 MPs, opposed by six, with opposition parties boycotting the vote.
Consensus
- The Hungarian Parliament approved the 17th constitutional amendment.
- The amendment leads to the termination of President Tamás Sulyok's powers upon its entry into force.
- A new president must be elected within 30 days after the amendment takes effect.
- 139 MPs voted in favor, six opposed; no abstentions were recorded.
- Opposition parties 'Fidesz' and 'Christian Democratic People's Party' boycotted the vote.
- The amendment includes term limits for members of parliament (three four-year terms) and sets a maximum age of 70 for Constitutional Court judges.
Points of divergence
- The presidential term ends the day after the amendment enters into force, and the National Assembly elects the new president until the new Constitution comes into effect. — vm
- President Sulyok has five days to resign or submit the matter to the Constitutional Court after the amendment is passed by Parliament. — kommersant
- The Prime Minister threatened President Sulyok with forced removal if he refuses to sign the constitutional amendment. — vesti
- The Prime Minister warned that if the president does not sign, Parliament will initiate impeachment proceedings and the Speaker of Parliament can sign on his behalf; the president may only challenge procedural issues, not substance. — fontanka
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Key entities
- Hungary
- Tamás Szüök
- Parliament
- Moscow
- Peter Madjar
- Fides
- Tisa
- Constitutional Court
- National Assembly
- Tamashu Shuyo
- Hvg.hu
- Christian Democratic People's Party (CDNP)
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