Sulyok Refuses to Resign as May 31 Deadline Passes — Constitutional Standoff Deepens

President Tamás Sulyok allowed PM Magyar's May 31 self-imposed resignation deadline to pass without stepping down, confirming a direct constitutional standoff between Hungary's head of state and the new government. Sulyok had publicly rejected the demand on May 18, stating there was 'no legal reason or constitutional justification' for his early departure. His presidential term runs to 2029 and was conferred by the previous Fidesz supermajority. Viktor Orbán signed a Fidesz counter-petition publicly supporting Sulyok's refusal. With the deadline now expired, the Magyar government faces a choice: accept institutional continuity from the Orbán era, or activate its 141-seat parliamentary supermajority — the same two-thirds threshold required to amend the Fundamental Law — to pursue formal removal proceedings.