Overview
- Prime Minister Péter Magyar told parliament on Monday that he will start a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamás Sulyok and begin a broad constitutional review this autumn.
- The government proposes to amend 47 laws to create a National Asset Protection and Recovery Office to investigate alleged misuse of public funds over the past two decades.
- Proposals include a 70‑year age limit for Constitutional Court judges, new removal routes for senior judicial officials, and limits on lawmakers’ terms to replace officials tied to the prior Orbán era.
- Sulyok has refused to resign and opponents including Fidesz lawmaker Gergely Gulyás have condemned Magyar’s plan, while legal experts and EU bodies are expected to challenge retroactive clauses and removal mechanisms.
- If enacted, the changes could speed Hungary’s bid to unlock frozen EU funds but would trigger domestic constitutional disputes and European scrutiny of whether the moves meet rule‑of‑law standards.