Hungary parliament votes to remove president from office

Hungary's parliament has passed a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office. The vote, held on Monday, July 13, 2026, saw Prime Minister Péter Magyar's governing Tisza party use its two-thirds majority to push through the measure, with 139 votes in favor and six against. This legislative action targets President Sulyok, who assumed office in March 2024 and is widely regarded as a loyalist to former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

The move by the Tisza party is part of a broader agenda by Prime Minister Magyar to dismantle institutions established during Orbán's 16 years in power and implement wide-ranging political reforms. Sulyok now faces a five-day deadline to sign the amendment into law; his refusal would lead to impeachment proceedings initiated by the Tisza party. The amendment also includes other significant changes such as judicial reforms and term limits for lawmakers, prompting a boycott of the parliamentary session by Orbán's Fidesz party, who decried the amendment as an attack on democracy.