Hungary's governing coalition plans to advance legislation limiting parliamentary terms to 12 years and capping constitutional court justices at age 70, measures meant to oust court president Peter Polt, who was appointed by the Orbán government, according to Asaf Rozentzweig (N12).
Hungary's ruling coalition announced Monday it will advance legislation to cap parliamentary terms at 12 years and set a mandatory retirement age of 70 for constitutional court justices, according to Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The measures are explicitly aimed at removing Peter Polt, the president of the Constitutional Court, who was appointed under the Orbán government.
The announcement adds to a series of judicial and governance reform efforts in Hungary. As The Zioneer reported on June 15, parliament passed a constitutional amendment limiting prime ministerial tenure to eight years — a move that effectively barred former PM Viktor Orbán from returning to office. On June 21, Supreme Court President Isaac Amit warned during a hearing in Israel that political appointments alone would reshape the judiciary within 15 years, though that was a separate case.
No details on the proposed bill's timing or required majority have been published yet.
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