Hungary's Parliament passes constitutional amendment to remove President Sulyok.

The vote took place during a plenary session in Budapest.

After winning a landslide election in April, current Prime Minister Péter Magyar and his pro-European, center-right Tisza party hold a two-thirds majority in Parliament, allowing them to make constitutional changes and roll back many of the policies Orbán implemented during his 16 years in power. Tisza lawmakers gave a standing ovation after the vote, while lawmakers from Orbán’s far-right Fidesz party boycotted the session. Magyar had repeatedly promised to remove Sulyok during the campaign, citing his party’s major victory as a clear mandate.

The amendment also includes judicial reforms, establishes an office to investigate financial abuses under the Orbán government, and imposes a 12-year term limit on lawmakers. If Sulyok is removed, Parliament will elect a new president until planned constitutional reforms are carried out in the autumn, or for a maximum term of five years. Sulyok must sign the amendment within five days for it to become law, and Tisza has vowed to launch impeachment proceedings if he does not.

While mostly a ceremonial role, Hungary’s president is responsible for signing legislation into law and can send bills to the Constitutional Court for review. Sulyok has resisted Magyar’s calls to resign, and Magyar has argued that Sulyok failed to stand in the way of antidemocratic steps by Orbán’s government. Orbán was traveling to the United States on Monday to attend the final three matches of the World Cup.