What the End of the Orban Era Means for Hungary and Its Constitution | Marton Sulyok

Hungary is undergoing a major transformation with the election of a new prime minister.

After 16 years in power, Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party was swept from office in a historic landslide election in April and with an equally historic turnout of almost 80 percent.

The new Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, won the largest super-majority in Hungary’s post-communist history with a platform focused on anti-corruption and national renewal. They’ve promised major changes to Hungary’s constitution, known as the Fundamental Law.

So what does this election mean for Hungary and how might the new leadership reorient its relationship with America, the European Union, Russia, and China?

Orban was known for his pro-family and pro-tradition domestic policies, while at the same time cultivating close ties with Russia and communist China and distancing himself from the EU.

Joining us today to break all this down is Hungarian constitutional law scholar Marton Sulyok, a visiting researcher at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.

Sulyok is, notably, also the son of Hungary’s current President, Tamas Sulyok.

Magyar has demanded the resignation of Sulyok and other Orban allies. It remains to be seen whether they will be forced out by constitutional amendment or other means.

Despite his family ties, the younger Sulyok has remained strikingly detached.

Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.