Orbán allies protest in Hungary against plans to oust President Tamás Sulyok
Several thousand protesters backed President Tamás Sulyok as lawmakers prepare a constitutional amendment that would end his term and expand judicial reforms.
- Opponents of the Hungarian government’s efforts to remove President Tamás Sulyok protested in Budapest following a call to action by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
- Several thousand protesters gathered at the Sándor Palace in Budapest to defend President Sulyok against plans for his removal by the new center-right government.
- Orbán and the Fidesz party claimed that removing Sulyok threatens the rule of law, risking the country's slide toward dictatorship.
- Protesters stated the demonstration was about protecting the presidential office, not the individual personally.
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The square in front of the Sandor Palace yesterday at 18:00 when the protest called "Stop arbitrariness" was scheduled was sparsely filled, but then on Thursday afternoon it was filled to capacity, writes the Nepsava newspaper.
Orbán allies protest in Hungary against new prime minister's plans to oust President Sulyok
After defeating Orbán in a blowout election in April, bringing an end to his 16 years in power, Hungary's new pro-European prime minister, Péter Magyar, has taken action to dismantle what he calls Orbán's “mafia” by removing numerous political appointees and heads of institutions viewed as having facilitated Orbán's autocratic regime.
Thousands Protest Hungarian Government Over Constitutional Changes
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Thousands of Hungarians rallied outside Budapest’s Sándor Palace on Thursday in protest against Prime Minister Péter Magyar, whom they accuse of undermining democracy through planned constitutional changes that would pave the way for removing President Tamás Sulyok from office. Sulyok, a former constitutional court judge elected president with the backing of Viktor Orbán’…
At the call of Fidesz, Viktor Orban's party, several hundred Hungarians demonstrated on Thursday evening, July 9, in front of the presidential palace on Castle Hill in Budapest. They were protesting against a package of constitutional amendments scheduled for a vote on Tuesday, July 14, by Prime Minister Péter Magyar's majority. One of the amendments would allow for the early termination of the president's term.
Fidesz holds protest in Budapest against Tisza Party's removal of president
Supporters of Fidesz and the Christian Democratic People’s Party (KDNP) staged a demonstration outside Sándor Palace on Thursday to protest what organisers described as the “construction of a Tisza dictatorship” and the planned removal of President Tamás Sulyok.Continue reading
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