Hungary Is Preparing A Major Government Reform
- 4.07.2026, 22:31
Péter Magyar wants to dismantle Orbán's system.
Hungary is embarking on a large-scale overhaul of its government system, which calls for an end to years of control and the termination of the current president’s powers.
This was announced by Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, according to Index.
Key Changes in the 17th Amendment
The government has officially submitted a proposal to parliament for the 17th amendment to Hungary’s Fundamental Law.
According to the Hungarian Prime Minister, this step was taken following extensive public consultations in which tens of thousands of citizens participated.
The sweeping reform package contains 12 key points, including:
Restrictions on Members of Parliament — Members of Parliament may be elected for a maximum of three terms (12 years).
Reforms to the judicial system — judicial self-governance will be strengthened, and judges will gain the right to remove the heads of the Curia and the National Judicial Office (OBH).
Asset Control — the creation of the National Office for Asset Recovery and Protection to recover illegally misappropriated state funds.
Reform of the Constitutional Court — restoring the court’s independence, reinstating its powers, and introducing a mandatory retirement age of 70 for judges.
“We will free Hungary from a system that has held the state captive for decades, plundered the nation, and occupied the republic’s institutions,” emphasized Péter Magyar.
The reform also provides for the abolition of the Fiscal Council’s budgetary veto power, a narrowing of the scope of cardinal laws (which require a two-thirds majority), and the abolition of the independent Parliamentary Guard.
Furthermore, at the request of citizens, the country will abandon the use of county names to avoid creating “modern feudalism.”
One of the most radical provisions of the amendment is the immediate termination of the term of Hungary’s current president, Tamás Szülök. The head of government accused him of supporting the system of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, which dismantled the rule of law.
“The restoration of Hungary cannot begin with the same person who remained a key state figure contributing to the collapse of the republic. He let our country down when the Orbán government occupied institutions and squandered state property,” the prime minister said.
Parliament is expected to elect Hungary’s new president as early as this summer for a term of up to five years—until the entire constitutional process is completed. At the same time, in the fall of 2026, the government plans to begin a large-scale collaborative effort with citizens to draft a completely new constitution for the country.