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Hungary's MPs block return of Orbán, limiting PM's rule to eight years
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- The Hungarian parliament passed a constitutional amendment limiting a prime minister's term to eight years, preventing Viktor Orbán from serving again despite his 16 years in power.
- The amendment, backed by Péter Magyar's Tisza party with a two-thirds majority, also restricts any prime minister since 1990 to two terms, even if non-consecutive.
- Orbán's Fidesz party opposed the change, with Orbán criticizing the new government and signaling his continued political presence.
- The amendment removes the requirement for an independent agency to protect Hungary's "constitutional identity" and targets public trust foundations linked to the previous government by returning assets to the state or cutting their funding.
- The new government aims to implement reforms to combat corruption, a key condition for the European Commission to release €16.4 billion in withheld funds, while parliament prepares further legal changes to meet EU requirements.
