Hungary's PM says he must oust Orbán's 'puppet' president. Some say he's going too far

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Hungary's PM says he must oust Orbán's 'puppet' president. Some say he's going too far
Former Supreme Court judge welcomes the move, but cautions vigilance
Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: Jul 16, 2026 6:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 16
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Hungary's new prime minister says he's enacting the will of the people by doing everything in his power to oust his predecessor's allies.

Parliament on Monday approved a constitutional amendment that will allow the government to fire President Tamas Sulyok, who Prime Minister Péter Magyar calls a "puppet" of former prime minister Viktor Orbán.

It's part of a broader package of reform aimed at dismantling the political system Orbán left behind, and removing his allies from positions of power.  ...

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Robby Starbuck
@robbystarbuck
What’s happening in Hungary is the stuff that wars and revolutions begin over. If it occurred in the US, I’d fully expect civil war. They’re literally banning their opposition and the left supports it. Remember that, because they’d do the same here if they could get away with it.
2:17 PM · Jul 17, 2026

Balázs Orbán
@BalazsOrban_HU
A dark day for Hungary.
Today, Parliament is adopting constitutional amendments that unlawfully remove the sitting President of the Republic and ban sitting opposition MPs from running for re-election. The former Prime Minister had already been banned from running again.
This marks the beginning of a constitutional crisis that could last for years. Ironically, it is being created by the party with the largest parliamentary majority in Hungary’s democratic history.
Why? Because, like their liberal authoritarian allies in Brussels, they may have won the election, but they know they deceived their voters. And they fear that, in a free and fair democratic contest, they would be voted out.
A government that fears the voters will always end up fearing democracy itself.
10:50 AM · Jul 13, 2026