The Prime Minister of Hungary, Peter Magyar, gave President Tamás Sulyok a deadline until midnight this Sunday to resign from his position.
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“On Monday morning, at 8:00 I will visit President Tamás Sulyok together with the Minister of Justice,“ Magyar wrote on his Facebook account.
Since assuming leadership of the parliament, Magyar promised accountability and reconciliation. He also called for the removal of authorities related to the mandate of Viktor Orbán, the former prime minister who is under investigation for corruption.
For his part, President Sulyok shared a statement, which states that “calls for the removal of the head of state based on political reasons and, as such, cannot be interpreted according to the Fundamental Law, create a situation that is seriously contradictory within the current constitutional order, which is detrimental to the constitutional functioning and the authority of the office of the President of the Republic”.
During this Friday, the new prime minister managed to get the European Union to release funds of more than 16 billion euros to Hungary, which had been frozen during Orbán’s period.
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From the presidency, they recalled Magyar’s concern that there could be a legislative veto by the Hungarian head of state for the arrival of these funds.
For this reason, the statement from the Sándor Palace also added that, “it is important to emphasize that, as a patriot, the President of the Republic is committed to ensuring that Hungary receives the EU funds to which it is entitled as soon as possible, and that, during his term to date, he has never once obstructed the proper and effective functioning of the state powers”.
Other authorities Magyar has asked to resign include the Attorney General, Gábor Bálint Nagy, the President of the Constitutional Court, Péter Polt, the President of the National Judicial Office, György Senyei, among others related to the Fidesz party, to which Orbán and Sulyok belong.
According to a survey conducted by the Research Center 21, 64% of the Hungarian population believes that Sulyok should voluntarily resign. Additionally, two-thirds of those surveyed believe that the president has not managed to embody national unity, which is his main task according to the Fundamental Law.
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