Hungary parliament votes to remove president from office

[muriel_volestrangler]

The Hungarian parliament has voted to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office, who was widely seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor Orbán who lost power in April after 16 years.

Prime Minister Péter Magyar's Tisza party used its two thirds majority to steamroll through the 17th amendment to the constitution, ending the term of Sulyok and the head of the Constitutional Court Péter Polt.
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Sulyok now has five days to sign the amendment - his own political death warrant - or refer it to the Constitutional Court.

If Sulyok refers it to the court, Magyar has said he will launch impeachment proceedings against him, which would suspend him from office automatically.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8r002gdevo

[okaawhatever]

1. Boy when Hungarians want change, they make sure they get it. Go Hungary!

[oldmanlynn]

6. Yep, that's what we need a full scale. All Americans on deck vote them out.

[erronis]

2. Hungary went quickly from one of the worst countries to one of the best.

Got rid of a corrupt leader.

Now - can the US do this?

[mdbl]

3. Apparently not

The biggest crook in the world is still in the white house.

[WorseDayEver]

5. Just needs 12 Angry Men

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Can we ***PLEASE*** borrow their Parliament for just a little bit ? nt

[evolves]

7. Sic semper tyrannis!

"Thus ever to tyrants!"

[Alice Kramden]

8. This is how it's done

Kudos to the Hungarian parliament