Hungary's parliament voted Monday evening to amend the constitution, limiting prime ministers' terms in office, according to the Hungarian outlet which broke the story. The bill, advanced by the ruling party, passed a vote in parliament. Further details on the scope of the term limit were not yet reported.
Hungary's parliament voted Monday evening to amend the constitution with a measure limiting the terms of prime ministers, the first major constitutional change since the new ruling party's electoral victory earlier this year. The bill was presented and approved in a single parliamentary session. As The Zioneer previously reported (Saturday, June 13), the same ruling party had earlier advanced a sweeping public broadcasting reform — part of a broader legislative overhaul following Prime Minister Péter Magyar's campaign platform. The term-limit amendment's exact duration and whether it applies retroactively to current officeholders remain unconfirmed pending full text publication.
2 developments
- StrongHungary coalition to limit parliament terms to 12 years, cap top court justices at 70 — aimed at ousting court president, report says
- DevelopingHungarian President Sulyok signs constitutional amendment, ending his term
- DevelopingHungarian PM Magyar pushes constitutional amendment to impeach President Sulyok
- DevelopingHungary's parliament impeaches President Sulyok; Orbán: 'democracy is dead'
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