The President of Hungary, Tamas Sulyok, announced today that he will promulgate the constitutional review approved by the parliament that puts an end to his term of office, despite the view that the amendment violates principles of fundamental law.
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Na video released on social network Facebook, Tamas Sulyok said he did not have “constitutional means” to oppose the review, “although it violates constitutional principles”, for having been approved by the National Assembly.
“I fulfill my obligation under the Basic Law, in conscience, after evaluating my legal options,” said the Head of State.
The decision arises after Prime Minister Péter Magyar classified Sulyok as a puppet of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
The parliament of Hungary had approved on Monday a constitutional review aimed, among other objectives, at removing the President, Tamás Sulyok, considered close to Orbán.
The constitutional review was approved by 139 votes in favour and six against, in a vote boycotted by the nationalist party Fidesz, ultranationalist Viktor Orbán, defeated in the legislative elections in April, after 16 years in power (2010-2026).
The Hungarian parliament, which elects the President, has 199 members.
The 54 members of Fidesz refused to vote because they considered that these revisions represented a “sign of tyranny” of the new government of Péter Magyar.