Orbán Allies Rally Outside Sándor Palace Against Sulyok Removal — 'Stop Tyranny'

Several thousand Fidesz supporters gathered outside Sándor Palace, the presidential office in Budapest's Castle District, on July 9 for a protest titled 'Stop Tyranny,' organized in defense of President Tamás Sulyok as parliament moved toward the constitutional amendment that would remove him. Viktor Orbán promoted the demonstration heavily on social media in the run-up but did not attend in person. Fidesz and Orbán characterized the pending amendment as an assault on the separation of powers and 'the first steps toward a dictatorship' by the new Tisza government. Magyar's government rejected the framing, pointing to its own record — an 8-year prime-ministerial term limit, dismissal of Orbán-appointed security and intelligence chiefs, abolition of the Sovereignty Protection Office, and the €16.4 billion EU funds unlock secured through democratic reforms — as evidence the amendment was a continuation of dismantling Orbán-era power structures rather than a new authoritarian turn.