BREAKING: Hungarian President Turns to Constitutional Court Over Attempts To Remove Him
President Tamás Sulyok announced on social media that he has sought the opinion of Hungary's top court about Tisza plans to amend the country's Fundamental Law.
Hungary’s President Dr. Tamás Sulyok (C) inspects a military honour guard during a flag-hoisting ceremony in front of the Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, on March 15, 2026, to mark the 178th anniversary of the Hungarian Civic Revolution and War of Independence.
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President Tamás Sulyok announced on social media that he has sought the opinion of Hungary's top court about Tisza plans to amend the country's Fundamental Law.
According to an official statement issued by the Sándor Palace, shared by President Tamás Sulyok, the President has decided to turn to Hungary’s Constitutional Court, seeking its opinion regarding the plans of Tisza’s parliamentary supermajority to amend the country’s Fundamental Law.
The statement says “several political statements have been made in recent times that aimed to remove public dignitaries.” The president said these suggestions also raise the possibility of amendments to the Fundamental Law that
would not aim to create general rules but to resolve specific, unique situations.
According to the President of the Republic, the abstract constitutional interpretation power of the Constitutional Court can contribute to ensuring that conflicts and political disputes between state bodies remain within a legal framework, and that legislation is in line with constitutional principles.
Tamás Sulyok also expressed the hope that the decision of the Constitutional Court and the expected opinion of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe could both contribute to the settlement of the constitutional dispute and the enforcement of fundamental principles.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar has threatened Tamás Sulyok since taking power to remove him from office unless he resigns. The original ‘deadline’ set by Magyar was May 31. The new PM also aims to oust other Hungarian top public officials, including the Chief Prosecutor and the head of the Curia, Hungary’s Supreme Court.
