Tamás Sulyok was widely seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, who lost power in April after 16 years.

The Hungarian parliament has voted to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office, who was widely seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor Orbán who lost power in April after 16 years.

Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s Tisza party used its two thirds majority to steamroll through the 17th amendment to the constitution, ending the term of Sulyok and the head of the Constitutional Court Péter Polt.

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Orbán himself has hardly been seen in public, and refused to take his seat in parliament. On Monday, he left Hungary to watch the finals of the football World Cup in the US.

There is growing anger with Orbán within what is left of Fidesz. Many feel bewildered by his absence.

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  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    But is the current president separated from power?

    No, he needs some power, e.g the power to veto laws.

    The claim is the current president is a Fidesz supporter, rather than an independent onlooker ensuring democratic process.

    To a certain extend this is certainly right, but nobody is fully impartial. But he could have proven himself and with the 2/3 majority, there was always the opportunity to end his term. Now there is the precedent that political opponents should be removed if possible.