Hungary Amends Constitution to Oust President Sulyok

Hungary's National Assembly voted on July 13 to remove President Tamás Sulyok through the 17th amendment to the Fundamental Law—a constitutional rewrite rather than impeachment. Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who took office in April, initiated the six-week process after concluding Sulyok's residual powers—particularly control over parliamentary election timing—conflicted with his government's agenda. The procedurally unusual approach means the ouster alters Hungary's constitutional text itself, not merely one man's term.