Hungary’s President Tamás Sulyok Resigns After Parliament’s Constitution Amendment

Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s Tisza party has forced the resignation of President Tamás Sulyok, whose term ends midnight Sunday after an expedited constitutional amendment. The measure also removes the constitutional court’s chief, Péter Polt, strips judges older than 70, and bars deputies who have served three terms from re‑election – an action that touches more than half of the current Fidesz parliamentarians.

Sulyok had five days to sign the amendment or trigger a protracted constitutional crisis and impeachment, and on Saturday evening accepted it, accusing the government of violating the rule of law in a public statement.

The move follows Viktor Orbán’s unexpected electoral defeat in April, a landslide loss that has left Orbán’s party weakened, and the former prime minister’s own retreat from politics. Orbán condemned the new law as an act of tyranny and called for protests, but the Tisza government has steeled itself with sweeping legislative changes.