Magyar threatens Hungarian president with removal from office

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said his government will launch legal proceedings to dismiss President Tamas Sulyok, an appointee of the previous nationalist administration, if he does not resign.

Magyar Tisza's center-right party ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban in April's election and vowed to remove several figures appointed by Orban to key public positions over the past 16 years, including the largely ceremonial head of state.

Magyar has repeatedly called on Sulyok, elected in early 2024 by lawmakers from Orban's Fidesz party, to resign, accusing him of failing to represent national unity on key issues and of serving the interests of Orban and his government. Sulyok has consistently refused to resign.

“I have told the President that if he maintains his position and does not resign, then today I will inform the Tisza legislators of our legislative proposals today and we will immediately start the necessary procedures. I can say that this process will take about a month. We will try to adopt the necessary legislation as soon as possible and there will be talk about removing all the puppets, all those who participated in this cadre turnover and instead contribute to strengthening Hungarian democracy and the rule of law,” Peter Magyar, Prime Minister of Hungary.

Sulyok, a 70-year-old former lawyer, reiterated his refusal to resign on Monday.

“The constitutional crisis that will follow (Magyar’s promised legal action) will deepen the division in society and damage the international reputation of Hungary’s democracy,” Sulyok wrote on his Facebook page. Orban’s Fidesz party accused Magyar, 45, of issuing an “illegal ultimatum” and said Sulyok was fulfilling his legal mandate, which runs until 2029, and could not be removed from office.

Sulyok previously served as head of Hungary's highest court, a post to which he was also elected by Fidesz in 2016.

The president in Hungary, although a largely figurative role, can send laws back to parliament for reconsideration or refer legislation to the Constitutional Court, potentially slowing or blocking the Magyars' reform agenda.

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