New President of Hungary Must Accept They May Serve as Interim, Explains Magyar
- 23 Jun 2026 9:17 AM
Hungary's next president must accept that there is a good chance their term could be stop-gap, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in an interview with news portal 444.hu on Monday.
Magyar said a comprehensive constitutional overhaul was about to begin, and would be followed by public consultations, which were expected to take a year or slightly longer.
After the Fundamental Law is rendered void, the new president's mandate could also end early, he added.
"In this scenario, the new president could be elected either under the old rules or the new ones, directly or indirectly, with the same or expanded powers," he said.
"It could even be the same person chosen after Tamas Sulyok's departure," the prime minister said.
"And if the rules change, they may even choose to run in a direct presidential election," he said, adding that "it wouldn't be a problem if the new head of state were a government member, but they could even be someone from outside politics entirely."
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Source: MTI – Hungary’s national news agency since 1881.
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