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Hungary's Parliament passed 139-6 the 17th amendment to the Fundamental Law on Monday, with Fidesz and KDNP boycotting the session. The measure ends President Tamas Sulyok's mandate the day after it takes effect.

Hungary's Parliament passed 139-6 the 17th amendment to the Fundamental Law on Monday, with Fidesz and KDNP boycotting the session. The measure ends President Tamas Sulyok's mandate the day after it takes effect.

Sulyok has five days to sign the amendment into law. If he declines, Prime Minister Peter Magyar has said he will initiate impeachment proceedings against the president, which would suspend him from office automatically.

Sulyok has five days to sign the amendment into law. If he declines, Prime Minister Peter Magyar has said he will initiate impeachment proceedings against the president, which would suspend him from office automatically.

The tweak reinstates the retirement age of 70 for Constitutional Court judges, a rule Fidesz removed in 2013. This ends the terms of court president Peter Polt and three others in two months of the amendment taking effect.

The tweak reinstates the retirement age of 70 for Constitutional Court judges, a rule Fidesz removed in 2013. This ends the terms of court president Peter Polt and three others in two months of the amendment taking effect.

The amendment introduces a 12-year, or three-term, limit on parliamentary service, barring those who have already served three terms from standing in future elections. Fidesz leader Gergely Gulyas resigned in protest.

The amendment introduces a 12-year, or three-term, limit on parliamentary service, barring those who have already served three terms from standing in future elections. Fidesz leader Gergely Gulyas resigned in protest.

The amendment creates a constitutional basis for a National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, tasked with tracing and recovering unlawfully managed public assets. It will hold investigative and prosecutorial powers.

The amendment creates a constitutional basis for a National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, tasked with tracing and recovering unlawfully managed public assets. It will hold investigative and prosecutorial powers.

Sulyok previously sought an urgent opinion from the Venice Commission on the amendment's legality, but the body decided not to accelerate its review and will instead examine the matter at its October session.

Sulyok previously sought an urgent opinion from the Venice Commission on the amendment's legality, but the body decided not to accelerate its review and will instead examine the matter at its October session.

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Hungary's Parliament approved the 17th amendment to the Fundamental Law on July 13 by a vote of 139 to 6, with Fidesz and its allied KDNP party boycotting the session. The measure would end President Tamas Sulyok's mandate the day after it takes effect.

Hungary's Parliament approved the 17th amendment to the Fundamental Law on July 13 by a vote of 139 to 6, with Fidesz and its allied KDNP party boycotting the session. The measure would end President Tamas Sulyok's mandate the day after it takes effect.

The amendment reinstates a mandatory retirement age of 70 for Constitutional Court judges, a rule Fidesz removed in 2013. This would end the terms of court president Peter Polt and three other justices within two months of the amendment taking effect.

The amendment reinstates a mandatory retirement age of 70 for Constitutional Court judges, a rule Fidesz removed in 2013. This would end the terms of court president Peter Polt and three other justices within two months of the amendment taking effect.

The amendment introduces a 12-year, or three-term, limit on parliamentary service, barring those who have already served three terms from standing in future elections. Fidesz parliamentary group leader Gergely Gulyas resigned in protest, saying the measure excluded much of the opposition from the political process.

The amendment introduces a 12-year, or three-term, limit on parliamentary service, barring those who have already served three terms from standing in future elections. Fidesz parliamentary group leader Gergely Gulyas resigned in protest, saying the measure excluded much of the opposition from the political process.

The amendment creates a constitutional basis for a National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, tasked with tracing and recovering unlawfully managed public assets. The office will hold investigative and prosecutorial powers, with its leadership elected by a two-thirds parliamentary majority.

The amendment creates a constitutional basis for a National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, tasked with tracing and recovering unlawfully managed public assets. The office will hold investigative and prosecutorial powers, with its leadership elected by a two-thirds parliamentary majority.

President Sulyok previously sought an urgent opinion from the Venice Commission on the amendment's legality, but the body decided not to accelerate its review and will instead examine the matter at its October session. Hungary's Constitutional Court also declined to place Sulyok's earlier request on its agenda.

President Sulyok previously sought an urgent opinion from the Venice Commission on the amendment's legality, but the body decided not to accelerate its review and will instead examine the matter at its October session. Hungary's Constitutional Court also declined to place Sulyok's earlier request on its agenda.

Removing Tamás Sulyok by amending the Fundamental Law bypasses the legal safeguards that exist for exactly this kind of situation. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Helsinki Committee all flagged that the process lacked proper procedural guarantees — and constitutional lawyer Péter Hack warned the move causes more damage than it prevents. Rushing a constitutional amendment through with a shortened comment period is not democratic reform; it's raw political power dressed up as one.

Removing Tamás Sulyok by amending the Fundamental Law bypasses the legal safeguards that exist for exactly this kind of situation. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Helsinki Committee all flagged that the process lacked proper procedural guarantees — and constitutional lawyer Péter Hack warned the move causes more damage than it prevents. Rushing a constitutional amendment through with a shortened comment period is not democratic reform; it's raw political power dressed up as one.

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Keeping Tamás Sulyok in office after a democratic transition would have left Fidesz's institutional grip firmly in place, and that's exactly the problem the 17th amendment was designed to fix. Sulyok actively worked against EU integration, resisted aid to Ukraine and upheld policies the new government was elected to reverse. Orbán's refusal to recognize the incoming president as legitimate — while offering zero specifics on what "resistance" means — exposes Fidesz as unwilling to accept democratic outcomes it doesn't control.

Keeping Tamás Sulyok in office after a democratic transition would have left Fidesz's institutional grip firmly in place, and that's exactly the problem the 17th amendment was designed to fix. Sulyok actively worked against EU integration, resisted aid to Ukraine and upheld policies the new government was elected to reverse. Orbán's refusal to recognize the incoming president as legitimate — while offering zero specifics on what "resistance" means — exposes Fidesz as unwilling to accept democratic outcomes it doesn't control.

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Keeping Sulyok in office after a democratic transition had left Fidesz's institutional grip firmly in place, and that's exactly the problem the 17th amendment aimed to fix. Sulyok actively worked against EU integration, resisted aid to Ukraine and upheld policies the new government was elected to reverse. Orbán's refusal to recognize the incoming president as legitimate, while offering zero specifics on what "resistance" means, exposed Fidesz as unwilling to accept democratic outcomes it doesn't control.

Keeping Sulyok in office after a democratic transition had left Fidesz's institutional grip firmly in place, and that's exactly the problem the 17th amendment aimed to fix. Sulyok actively worked against EU integration, resisted aid to Ukraine and upheld policies the new government was elected to reverse. Orbán's refusal to recognize the incoming president as legitimate, while offering zero specifics on what "resistance" means, exposed Fidesz as unwilling to accept democratic outcomes it doesn't control.

Removing Tamás Sulyok by amending the Fundamental Law bypasses the legal safeguards that exist for exactly this kind of situation. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Helsinki Committee all flagged that the process lacked proper procedural guarantees — and many warned that the move causes more damage than it prevents. Rushing a constitutional amendment through with a shortened comment period is raw political power unleashed in the name of democratic reforms.

Removing Tamás Sulyok by amending the Fundamental Law bypasses the legal safeguards that exist for exactly this kind of situation. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Helsinki Committee all flagged that the process lacked proper procedural guarantees — and many warned that the move causes more damage than it prevents. Rushing a constitutional amendment through with a shortened comment period is raw political power unleashed in the name of democratic reforms.

There is a 3% chance Hungary will leave the EU before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 3% chance Hungary will leave the EU before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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