Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has categorically refused to leave his post at the request of Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who had previously called for him to resign by the end of May. This is reported by Bloomberg.
Sulyok said that he sees no reason to resign, emphasizing that his oath binds him to the entire political nation, and not just to the majority or minority. He also noted that attempts to remove him from office in this way may contradict European and international constitutional norms.
The conflict escalated after Peter Magyar, whose party Tisza won the elections, publicly appealed to the president on Facebook with a demand to leave by May 31, stating that Sulyok himself was allegedly considering such an option. During the election campaign, the Magyar political force actively opposed officials from the time of Viktor Orbán, in particular against the leadership of the Constitutional Court, the prosecutor's office and the current President.
The Prime Minister also hinted that he was ready to use constitutional mechanisms against those officials who refuse to leave voluntarily. Because of this confrontation, legal experts have already warned of the threat of a serious constitutional crisis in Hungary.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on May 13, the occupiers struck the western regions of Ukraine during a massive air attack. For the first time since the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion, explosions thundered in Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Region.
Afterward, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said that the country's foreign minister, Anita Orbán, had summoned the russian ambassador over russian strikes on the Zakarpattia Region. This is the first such case since 2022.
Who we are: About us, Contacts. How we write news and our principles: Editorial code. We did our best. If you found this valuable – please support us.
To request a correction, please send an email.