
BREAKING: Budapest Parliament Passes 17th Amendment to the Constitution, Removing Legally Elected President
The overt move aiming to do away with major political opponents was celebrated with a standing ovation by Tisza MPs.

The overt move aiming to do away with major political opponents was celebrated with a standing ovation by Tisza MPs.

PM Péter Magyar is moving to forcibly unseat the presidents of the Republic and the Constitutional Court and oust half of the opposition MPs from Parliament.

The constitution of Hungary was amended to prevent the five-time conservative prime minister from returning to power.

“We are launching a review of Hungary’s constitutional system; we will strengthen the system of checks and balances, and we will propose a limit on the number of terms a prime minister can serve,” the prime minister announced in his first remarks in his new role.

Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok, who Magyar has said should resign for being “unworthy” of the office, opened the parliamentary session on Saturday.