Péter Magyar, prime minister-elect and chairman of the Tisza Party, has given public officials and heads of state organizations—including the President of the Republic and the President of the Constitutional Court—until May 31 to step down. He promised that, if they failed to do so, steps would be taken to remove them from office.
At a press conference held on Monday following the first meeting of the Tisza Party’s parliamentary group, the future prime minister stated that
they expect the departure of the high ranking officials, who have until May 31 to submit their resignations.
“After that, we will use the mandate we have received and all legal means at our disposal to remove them from office,” he said.
He asked the leaders called upon to resign, in the interest of “protecting the remaining crumbs of the Hungarian rule of law and democracy” and “protecting their own, possibly remaining reputation,” not to wait until May 31, but to step down from their posts.
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On election night, Péter Magyar called for the resignation of President Tamás Sulyok, as well as the president of the Curia of Hungary, the president of the Constitutional Court, the Prosecutor General, the President of the State Audit Office, the President of the Hungarian Competition Authority, the President of the Media Authority, and the President of the National Judicial Office. In response, some of the institutions in question have already indicated that they will continue to operate in accordance with the current legislation.In a March blog post prior to the elections, constitutional law expert Zoltán Lomnici Jr. explained that the Fundamental Law of Hungary clearly stipulates the terms of office and protection for these positions: the President of the Republic is elected for five years, the Prosecutor General for nine years, and the members of the Constitutional Court and the President of the State Audit Office for twelve years by a two-thirds majority of the National Assembly. “These are not political appointments, but constitutional guarantees to ensure independence,” the expert writes.
Via MTI, alaptorvenyblog.hu; Featured photo: MTI/Hegedüs Róbert
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