Fidesz Counter-Mobilizes in Defense of President Sulyok — Orbán Signs Pro-Sulyok Petition

One day after Magyar's inauguration and his call for President Sulyok to resign by May 31, Fidesz launched an aggressive counter-campaign to keep the President in office. Viktor Orbán personally signed a CitizenGo petition urging Sulyok to reject Magyar's demand and remain as President. Fidesz parliamentary group leader (opposition) Gergely Gulyás formally condemned the resignation demand in parliament, calling it 'an attack on constitutional order and the independence of the presidential institution.' Fidesz framed Magyar's pressure campaign as evidence that he intended to replace independent constitutional actors with Tisza loyalists, comparing the move to practices used to dismantle democratic institutions in other countries. The confrontation underscored the challenge Magyar faces: the opposition controls significant institutional levers — including the Presidency, the Constitutional Court, and parts of the judiciary — that cannot be changed without supermajority votes or the cooperation of Sulyok himself.