Hungary: Tisza Party Submits Term-Limit Amendment Targeting Orbán (bbj.hu)
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- Eight-year cumulative term limit for Hungarian prime ministers proposed.
- Viktor Orbán would be barred from future premiership under the amendment.
- Sovereignty Protection Office to be dismantled as part of the proposal.
"Hungary's ruling Tisza Party has submitted a constitutional amendment to impose an eight-year cumulative term limit for prime ministers, effectively barring Viktor Orbán from future office. The proposal also initiates the dismantling of the Sovereignty Protection Office, a body critics say was used to stifle dissent. The move aims to prevent power concentration and requires a two-thirds parliamentary majority to pass."
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