Legislation Has Blocked Orban's Path To Returning To The Post Of Prime Minister Of Hungary
2- 19.06.2026, 21:26
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The President of Hungary signed the 16th amendment to the Constitution.
Hungarian President Tamás Szujók signed the 16th amendment to the constitution, which prohibits individuals who have held the office of prime minister for a total of more than eight years (including breaks) from being elected to that position. The document, adopted by Parliament on June 15, is retroactive—the count begins on May 2, 1990, which means that former pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who was in power for a total of 16 years, is legally barred from returning to that post.
A statement from the press office of the Szándor Palace—the official residence of the head of state—says that Szujók, who previously headed Hungary’s Constitutional Court, reviewed the amendment for compliance with procedural requirements and found no violations. “The President of the Republic has determined that the amendment to the Fundamental Law complies with these requirements and that the conditions for initiating a preliminary constitutional review procedure do not exist,” the statement said. The justification for the amendment states that it was adopted to protect the constitutional principles of the rule of law and democracy.
The amendment was initiated by the ruling “Tisa” party and supported by Parliament. The “Fidesz” party, led by Orbán, sharply criticized the decision: representatives of the faction cited the “personal bias” of the amendments and the inadmissibility of retroactive application of the law, adding that no other parliamentary democracy in Europe imposes such strict restrictions on heads of government.
Orbán served as prime minister from 1998 to 2002 and from 2010 to 2026. In April, his party suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of “Tisza” in the parliamentary elections, after which Péter Magyar became Hungary’s prime minister.
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