Hungary’s president signs law change ending his term in office

BUDAPEST, July 18 (Reuters) - Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok has signed a constitutional amendment passed by Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s ruling Tisza party that ends his term as head of state, Sulyok said in a statement on Saturday. The legislation was part of Magyar’s drive to dismantle former Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s bastions of power, for which Magyar says he received a strong mandate from voters after ousting the right-wing leader in an April election landslide.
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BUDAPEST, July 18 (Reuters) - Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok has signed a constitutional amendment passed by Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s ruling Tisza party that ends his term as head of state, Sulyok said in a statement on Saturday. The legislation was part of Magyar’s drive to dismantle former Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s bastions of power, for which Magyar says he received a strong mandate from voters after ousting the right-wing leader in an April election landslide. The amendment will end Sulyok’s term immediately, citing society’s "serious loss of confidence" in a leader elected in early 2024 by lawmakers from Orban’s nationalist Fidesz party. Sulyok said he had no choice but to rubber-stamp the legislation as it respected the letter of the law.
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- BUDAPEST, July 18 (Reuters) - Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok has signed a constitutional amendment passed by Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s ruling Tisza party that ends his term as head of state, Sulyok said in a statement on Saturday. The legislation was part of Magyar’s drive to dismantle former Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s bastions of power, for which Magyar says he received a strong mandate from voters after ousting the right-wing leader in an April election landslide.
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