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Hungary's PM Peter Magyar moves to oust president
Key takeaways
- Hungary's new Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, has moved to oust the president, threatening constitutional action.
- Sulyok, who was elected in 2024 by a parliament dominated by the former conservative nationalist premier Viktor Orban's allies, has rejected calls to resign.
- Magyar said after talks in Budapest that the "necessary procedures" would be launched following the expiry of a deadline he had set for Sulyok to step down.
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Hungary's new Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, has moved to oust the president, threatening constitutional action. Head of state Tamas Sulyok has refused Magyar's demand that he resign.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ef GLMagyar, right, had set a deadline for Sulyok to resign Image: David Balogh/Xinhua/picture alliance Advertisement Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Monday said his government would begin steps to remove President Tamas Sulyok if he does not resign.
Sulyok, who was elected in 2024 by a parliament dominated by the former conservative nationalist premier Viktor Orban's allies, has rejected calls to resign.
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