Overview
- Prime Minister Péter Magyar has submitted a constitutional package that includes a 12‑year cap on parliamentary mandates, measures to remove President Tamás Sulyok, and age or mandate limits for constitutional and supreme court judges.
- The proposed 12‑year MP limit would apply only from the next regular election in 2030 so the current parliament would not be affected.
- Magyar’s move follows a June constitutional change that limited the prime minister’s tenure to eight years, a reform his government says is meant to prevent former prime minister Viktor Orbán from returning to the premiership.
- If enacted by Magyar’s two-thirds Tisza Party majority, the rules would likely prevent the 63‑year‑old Orbán from running for parliament in 2030 and clear the way to replace officials appointed during his long rule.
- The package is now before parliament for debate and likely votes, and its passage would reshape who can hold office in Hungary, accelerate turnover in courts and the presidency, and alter political careers and institutional balance for years to come.