What Did Hungarian President Sulyok Ask the Venice Commission? His Full Appeal Revealed
The 22-page filing says the amendment would end his mandate early and could violate rule-of-law, legal certainty and separation-of-powers standards.
- On Monday, the Presidential Office published President Sulyok's 22-page submission to the Venice Commission, questioning whether the proposed 17th amendment to Hungary's Fundamental Law complies with European constitutional principles.
- Prime Minister Magyar's government submitted the 17th amendment over the weekend, which would terminate President Sulyok's mandate and introduce a 70-year age limit for Constitutional Court judges, immediately ending mandates of several including former Chief Prosecutor Polt.
- Sulyok argues the attempt to remove him relies on political considerations—such as "systemic change" or "unworthiness"—rather than constitutional grounds, noting presidents hold limited legal responsibility and cannot be removed without violating the law.
- Despite a recent Venice Commission delegation visit to Budapest on July 2, the government decided to fast-track parliamentary consideration without committing to wait for the advisory body's opinion.
- The submission warns that personalized legislation threatening the rule of law and separation of powers represents a serious challenge to constitutional democracy, following a transparency dispute resolved by Hungary's National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information.
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President goes public with Venice Commission plea after government blocks experts
The President of the Republic published his submission to the Venice Commission on Monday. In the 22-page English-language document available on the website of the Sándor Palace, Tamás Sulyok asks the body to determine whether the proposed constitutional amendment that would prematurely terminate the President of the Republic's mandate is in line with European constitutional standards, and whether a constitutional amendment specifically aimed at…
What did Hungarian President Sulyok ask the Venice Commission? His full appeal revealed
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has made public the legal submission he sent to the Venice Commission, asking Europe’s leading constitutional advisory body to assess whether the Magyar government’s proposed constitutional amendment to end his mandate is compatible with European constitutional standards.Continue reading
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ussanews.comSulyok Releases 22-Page Submission Challenging Planned Constitutional Change
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has published the submission he sent to the Venice Commission, asking the Council of Europe’s constitutional advisory body to assess whether a proposed constitutional amendment that would end his mandate before the expiry of its term is compatible with European constitutional standards. The 22-page document, published on the presidential office’s website on Monday, asks the Venice Commission to determine whether …
The Sándor Presidential Palace in Hungary announced the issues that President Tamas Suljok addressed to the Venice Commission, Telex reported.
The 22-page document is free for anyone to browse.
Given "the high importance of the presidential initiative and the increased public interest."
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