Orbán will no longer be able to serve as PM: Hungary amends its constitution
Photo: Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (facebook.com/orbanviktor)
Details of the constitutional changes
Hungarian lawmakers have approved constitutional amendments introducing limits on how long a prime minister can serve in office. The new rule caps total tenure at eight years, even if the person held the position intermittently.
The provision applies retroactively to all officials who have held the post since May 2, 1990. As a result, former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has been in power for a total of 16 years, would legally lose the possibility of returning to the position.
They also added that no other parliamentary democracy in Europe has such strict restrictions for heads of government.
How long Orbán served as prime minister
Viktor Orbán served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1998 to 2002 and again from 2010 to 2026.
This spring, during parliamentary elections, the Fidesz party suffered a decisive defeat to the opposition Tisza party. As a result, Péter Magyar became prime minister.
