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Hungary’s Orbán-appointed president vows to resist Magyar’s attempt to remove him
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok, appointed by Viktor Orbán, is resisting attempts by new Prime Minister Péter Magyar to remove him. Magyar accuses Sulyok and other Orbán-era appointees of enabling cronyism, while Sulyok claims Magyar is abusing his parliamentary majority to consolidate power. Both sides allege the other is undermining democratic norms.
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