The Hungarian Parliament approved the 17th constitutional amendment… (поправка · президент · парламент)
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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