Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok Resigns After Constitutional Amendment

Budapest. Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok has agreed to step down from his post from midnight on Sunday by signing the constitutional amendment passed by parliament. The Tisza party, led by Prime Minister Peter Magyar, had initiated the process to remove Sulyok by passing a constitutional amendment in parliament.

Sulyok was considered a close associate of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Orban's 16-year rule ended in the April elections. According to the constitution, Sulyok had five days to sign the amendment. If he did not sign, there was a risk of a long constitutional crisis in the country and the initiation of impeachment proceedings. He signed the amendment before the final deadline expired on Saturday evening. However, in a statement issued, he accused the government of Prime Minister Magyar of violating the rule of law. He described the amendment as a decisive turning point for Hungary's constitutional democracy, commenting that the fundamental values of an independent society had been trampled for political power.