Madyar will limit the number of terms a prime minister can serve
The future head of the Hungarian government, Péter Magyar, has officially announced plans to radically reform the country’s political system by limiting the term of office for the prime minister.
The main goal of these changes is to prevent the concentration of power in a single person’s hands, as occurred during the rule of Viktor Orbán, who led the cabinet for four consecutive terms.
During a press conference in Budapest, the leader of the Tisza Party—which secured a constitutional majority in the election—emphasized the need for institutional safeguards against authoritarianism.
“We will amend the Hungarian constitution,” the politician stated unequivocally, addressing representatives of the media and the international community.
The main change will concern the term limits for the head of government, which is an unusual step for parliamentary republics in Europe.
“We will set a limit of two terms (for the prime minister), which in Hungary will mean eight years in office,” Magyar explained, though he did not specify whether this refers to a total limit or only to consecutive terms.
Péter Magyar is the second cousin of Hungary’s former president and the grandson of a judge
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