{"id":2614639,"date":"2026-06-16T12:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungary-changes-constitution-to-ban-viktor-orban-reelection-as-peter-magyar-prepares-to-oust-president\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:45:21","slug":"hungary-changes-constitution-to-ban-viktor-orban-reelection-as-peter-magyar-prepares-to-oust-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungary-changes-constitution-to-ban-viktor-orban-reelection-as-peter-magyar-prepares-to-oust-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary changes constitution to ban Viktor Orban reelection as Peter Magyar prepares to oust president"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhungary-changes-constitution-to-ban-viktor-orban-reelection-as-peter-magyar-prepares-to-oust-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614639&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hungarian lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment, dubbed the &#8220;Lex Orb\u00e1n,&#8221; to prevent former Prime Minister Viktor Orban from returning to power by restricting individuals who have served more than eight years as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> from running again. Orban, who led Hungary from 1998 to 2002 and again from 2010 to 2026, joked about the law, suggesting he might still be needed.His supporters claim the law is an improper use of power aimed at suppressing opposition, and some argue it cannot apply retroactively to past leaders.Orban&#8217;s party, Fidesz, was defeated in April after 16 years in power, and the new Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, is actively working to remove political allies of Orban, including President Tamas Sulyok, whom Magyar has demanded resign. Sulyok has refused, criticizing the threats to the constitutional order and the rule of law. Magyar asserts that Hungary is a nation for all its citizens, not just political parties, and aims to dismantle the country&#8217;s Sovereignty Protection Office, accusing it of political bias and suppression of dissent. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political landscape remains tense<\/a> as new measures and power struggles unfold.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hungary\/\">Hungarian lawmakers<\/a> approved on Monday a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mid-air-birth-flies-home-how-stupid-birthright-citizenship-is\/\" title=\"Mid-Air Birth Flies Home How Stupid Birthright Citizenship Is\">constitutional amendment meant<\/a> to prevent former Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/viktor-orban\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3320\">Viktor Orban<\/a> from returning to power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-financial-bubbles-that-made-gamestop-look-like-nothing\/\" title=\"5 Financial ...Bubbles\u2019 That Made Gamestop Look Like Nothing\">parliament approved<\/a> the change, which caps an individual\u2019s tenure as prime minister at eight years. Anyone who has held the office for that amount of time \u201ccannot be elected prime minister\u201d and cannot run for reelection.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4610303\/iran-world-cup-team-troubled-ordered-leave-immediately-following-match\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran World Cup team \u2018troubled\u2019 after being ordered to leave \u2018immediately\u2019 following LA match: \u2018No idea why\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4610096\/syria-handle-hezbollah-lebanon-instead-israel-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Syria should handle Hezbollah in Lebanon instead of Israel, Trump says<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4610072\/merz-gifts-trump-germany-world-cup-jersey-with-trump-47-on-it\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Merz gifts Trump customized Germany World Cup jersey with \u2018Trump 47\u2019 on it at G7 summit<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey have passed the \u2018Lex Orb\u00e1n.\u2019 That was the most pressing issue,\u201d the former prime minister joked in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/orbanviktor\/posts\/1574471370717122\">brief statement<\/a> after the amendment was passed. \u201cIf I am needed, I will be here.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fidesz party head and former prime minister Viktor Orban, center, speaks to the press as he arrives at the opposition Fidesz party\u2019s working congress meeting, in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (Zoltan Mathe\/MTI via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His supporters have cried foul about the constitutional change, claiming the \u201cOrban law\u201d is an illicit use of government power to suppress opposition \u2014 a charge frequently lobbed at Orban during his time in office. Additionally, some claim the law cannot be applied retroactively to past leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn practice, this is tailored to Viktor Orban, he is the only person this constitutional amendment applies to,\u201d European parliament member Laszlo Andras complained. \u201cLiberals preach democracy and apply legal means to exclude top challengers, instead of winning the argument and popular support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orban led the nation\u2019s government from 1998 to 2002 and then again from 2010 to 2026. His party, Fidesz, was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4543195\/viktor-orban-leave-parliament-after-hungary-election-defeat\/\">toppled in the April parliamentary elections<\/a> after 16 years in power.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who ran against Orban as the Tisza Party candidate, has made it his mission to oust from government all officials who remain politically aligned with the former leader. That list of persona non grata extends all the way to Hungary\u2019s Fidesz-aligned head of state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magyar is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4529844\/magyar-hungary-sulyok\/\">demanding President Tamas Sulyok resign<\/a> from his office or face a constitutional amendment that will force him out. Sulyok, who was elected by parliament with Fidesz backing in 2024, has refused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is entirely unprecedented for a Prime Minister to call on the President to resign \u2013 repeatedly, consistently, and solely for political reasons \u2013 and to threaten consequences,\u201d Sulyok said in a statement last week. \u201cTo me, this suggests an intention to rewrite the constitutional order solely for political reasons.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added: \u201cSuch actions constitute a threat not just to the constitutional order, but also to the entire democratic system and the rule of law. Neither democracy nor the rule of law can be based on threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hungary\u2019s new Prime Minister Peter Magyar leaves the Hungarian Parliament with his sons after the ceremony in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Denes Erdos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president has repeatedly stated he is willing to cooperate with Magyar, but the Tisza party believes his connection to Fidesz compromises his position and fails to embody national unity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4539119\/ukraine-reopens-russia-oil-pipeline-hungary-withdraws-veto-kyiv-loan\/\">UKRAINE REOPENS RUSSIAN OIL PIPELINE AS HUNGARY WITHDRAWS VETO ON $105 BILLION LOAN FOR KYIV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHungary does not belong to Tamas Sulyok, nor to Viktor Orban. It doesn\u2019t belong to a single party or political system,\u201d Magyar said last week. \u201cThe constitution states quite clearly that the president showcases the unity of the nation and guards the democratic functioning of the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magyar and his party are also seeking to dissolve the country\u2019s Sovereignty Protection Office, an agency set up by Fidesz that aimed to combat \u201cundue political influence\u201d by foreign actors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-rally-to-hungarian-pm-following-years-of-influence-operations\/\" title=\"Americans rally to Hungarian PM following years of influence operations\">prime minister claims<\/a> the SPO \u201cperforms no actual public duty\u201d and is instead a political enterprise aimed at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4526771\/hungary-prime-minister-peter-magyar-suspends-state-media-recommits-europe\/\">suppressing dissidents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hungary limits PM terms to block Orban&#8217;s return<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2614640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26164398523888.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[46983,12874,66673],"class_list":["post-2614639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-constitutional-amendment","tag-hungary","tag-viktor-orban"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26164398523888.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614639"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614643,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614639\/revisions\/2614643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}