Parliament Passes 17th Constitutional Amendment, Ending Sulyok's Presidency 139–6

Hungary's parliament passed the 17th amendment to the Fundamental Law on July 13 by a vote of 139–6, using Tisza's two-thirds supermajority to immediately end President Tamás Sulyok's term and terminate the presidency of Constitutional Court head Péter Polt. Beyond the presidential removal mechanism first announced June 1, the amendment includes judicial-reform provisions, establishes a new office to investigate financial abuses under the Orbán government, and imposes a 12-year term limit on members of parliament (following the 8-year prime-ministerial term limit passed in May). Sulyok has five days to sign the amendment into law or refer it to the Constitutional Court for review; Magyar's government has said it will move to impeach him if he does neither. PM Magyar drew criticism from opposition and some commentators for remarks at his post-vote press conference in which he said he 'regrets' Fidesz voters while touting his political dominance — comments critics called needlessly divisive even as they welcomed the substance of the reform. Fidesz maintains the amendment is a targeted, 'tailor-made' law that violates separation-of-powers norms the Venice Commission previously invoked against Orbán-era legislation.