Budapest, HungaryReuters —
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Monday his government would launch legal proceedings to dismiss President Tamas Sulyok, an appointee of the previous nationalist administration, if he sticks by his refusal to resign.
Magyar’s center-right Tisza party ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an April election and pledged to remove several figures appointed by Orban to key public positions over the past 16 years, including the largely ceremonial head of state.
Magyar has repeatedly called on Sulyok – elected in early 2024 by lawmakers from Orban’s Fidesz party – to step down, accusing him of failing to represent national unity on major issues and of serving the interests of Orban and his government. Sulyok has consistently refused to resign.
“I have told the president that if he maintains his stance and does not resign, I will inform… Tisza’s lawmakers about our legislative proposals today and we will immediately start the necessary procedures,” Magyar said after meeting Sulyok.
