Hungary’s President Agrees to Step Down After Parliament Backs Removal

Hungary’s President Tamás Sulyok has agreed to step down after parliament backed a constitutional amendment removing him from office at midnight Sunday. The move followed pressure from Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s ruling Tisza party, which used its parliamentary majority to pass the changes, while Sulyok warned it violated rule-of-law principles. The amendment would also affect the Constitutional Court, including removing its head Péter Polt and changing rules for judges’ tenure. Supporters hailed institutional reform; critics decried a deepening constitutional crisis.