Magyar moves to purge Orbán loyalists and remove the president

Péter Magyar is purging Viktor Orbán’s supporters. First, the media were purged. Now the president is to be removed. Magyar’s methods strongly resemble those for which he accused Orbán, with the essential difference that while Orbán’s period in government lasted for decades, Magyar’s has lasted only a couple of months.

One wonders what the result will be when he is “finished”. Perhaps Magyar’s brutal conduct is a warning to other countries that dare to stand up to Brussels?

The Hungarian parliament is expected on Monday to adopt a constitutional proposal from Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government that will remove the country’s national-conservative president.

Tamás Sulyok has been President of Hungary since March 2024. His candidacy was supported by the then prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and his party, Fidesz.

Prime Minister Péter Magyar believes that Sulyok is not a unifying figure, but continues to act as a supporter of the previous government. He therefore demands the president’s resignation.

Magyar’s Tisza party has a qualified majority in parliament, making it possible to amend the constitution. If Sulyok does not sign the legislation within five days, impeachment proceedings will be initiated, according to Magyar.

Sulyok has protested against the proposed amendment and requested an assessment from the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission. The Commission has declined to comment on the matter.

There are several ominous elements here: the accusation that the president is not sufficiently unifying, and a trap enabling the constitution to be amended. These are the same threats being made by the Democrats in the United States. They want to make Puerto Rico and Washington, DC, states and thereby tip the majority in the Senate. They also want to expand the Supreme Court and make tenure in office subject to a fixed term. They also want to abolish the filibuster and the Electoral College.

They would thereby introduce majority rule in the United States and open the way for a concentration of power similar to that in Europe.

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Magyar moves to purge Orbán loyalists and remove the president