The Hungarian parliament will vote on Monday and Tuesday on a constitutional amendment that would terminate the term of President Tamás Sulyoka. The proposal comes from the ruling Tisza party led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, which holds a stable two-thirds majority, making its passage almost certain.
Under the proposal, Sulyok's term would end the day after the amendment enters into force, after which parliament would have 30 days to elect a new head of state. The term of the new president must not exceed five years.
Sulyok has been in office since March 2024, and Magyar has described him as "Orbán's puppet". The initiative, dubbed "Operation Cleanup", is described by the prime minister as a break with the legacy of Viktor Orbán, whose sixteen-year rule ended in April 2026.
The package of constitutional changes also includes an age limit of 70 for judges and a cap on the prime minister's term at a total of eight years.
