President Sulyok announced the decision on July 18, 2026.
On July 13, 2026, Hungary’s Parliament voted to remove President Sulyok from office, arguing that he was too closely aligned with former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, making it impossible for him to serve as a politically neutral head of state.
Prime Minister Péter Magyar and his ruling Tisza Party supported the move.
Using its parliamentary majority, the new government amended the Constitution to terminate Sulyok’s mandate, as well as the terms of other senior officials appointed during Orbán’s administration. The government said the reforms are intended to overhaul state institutions and remove officials associated with the previous government.
The mandate of Péter Polt, the President of Hungary’s Constitutional Court, was also terminated.
The day the reforms were adopted has been described as one of the most significant moments in Hungary’s recent political history, following the formation of the new government in early May after Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz Party suffered a surprise defeat in the April 12 general election.
