
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.

The new government “is crossing every boundary—human, moral, and rule-of-law. Hungarian voters did not give a mandate for this,” ex-PM Viktor Orbán wrote.

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 proposed prime ministerial term limits represent a dangerous precedent according to the conservative grouping.

Péter Magyar has won power but also inherited the constitutional logic that defined the country for a third of a century.

“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.

Manfred Weber says the EU could end its Article 7 procedure against Hungary, citing the “commitment” of the incoming government to “European values.”

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It would be a fool’s errand for Hungary to go to Brussels and submit to policies that are directly harmful to Hungary in exchange for an unfreezing of EU funding.