Hungarian Parliament Votes to Remove President Tamás Sulyok

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Zuzana Moscakova, Chief Reporter

As Prime Minister Páv Magyar's cabinet moves on with reforms after defeating Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party in the election, the Hungarian parliament has adopted constitutional amendments that remove President Tamás Sulyok from office.

Tisza's two-thirds parliamentary majority supported the amendment's approval. The law not only terminates Sulyok's presidency but also dismisses Péter Polt as the chairman of the Constitutional Court.

Since Tisza established a government following his victory against Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party in the general election on April 12, which ended Fidesz's 16-year rule, the vote is one of the most significant parliamentary choices. President Sulyok has five days to either sign the change into law or refer it to the Constitutional Court for review in accordance with Hungary's constitutional procedures. Magyar said the government would begin proceedings to remove Sulyok if he pursues that course, while officials urged him to resign to avoid a constitutional crisis.

Before the vote, members of the opposing Fidesz party exited the parliamentary chamber. Party leaders described the idea as a danger to democratic institutions, arguing that it gives the government too much power by permitting it to fire public officials without enough protections. The legislation's supporters believe that the modifications are meant to undo the political structure put in place under Viktor Orbán's presidency.  Since coming back to power in 2010, Fidesz has appointed supporters to several high-level public positions and proposed constitutional amendments using recurrent two-thirds parliamentary majorities.

Former opposition presidential candidate Péter Róna told the BBC that Fidesz was now a target of the constitutional framework it had established. He maintained that the system was founded on the notion that winners of elections need to have extensive authority over governmental institutions.

Additional constitutional reforms are introduced by the amendment. MPs who have already completed three terms will not be eligible to run for reelection, and judges on the Constitutional Court who are above 70 will resign. More than half of Fidesz's existing parliamentary MPs are impacted by this shift.

Andrés Baka, a former president of the Supreme Court, said he was in favour of the president's removal since Hungary's institutions had grown more politicised since 2010. He did, however, oppose legislative term limits, claiming that they would limit voters' freedom to select the politicians they want. The changes are a part of a larger package intended to rule Hungary until a new constitution is created, which should take two to three years. After losing the election, Fidesz is still dealing with uncertainty. Concerns over the party's viability have been raised by Gergely Gulyás's resignation as parliamentary group leader and Viktor Orbán's continued lack of public appearances.

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