Hungary’s parliament removes President Tamás Sulyok from office after a vote, in what multiple reports describe as part of Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s broader move to consolidate influence. Sulyok is widely seen as aligned with Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s former prime minister, who lost power in April after 16 years in office. Before the parliamentary vote, Magyar addresses lawmakers and argues that Sulyok acts as a loyalist of the previous leadership, describing him as a “puppet” of Orbán. The BBC reports that Sulyok’s relationship to Orbán shaped his broader public perception, and notes that he is treated as a loyalist despite Orbán’s departure from government. The Financial Times frames the parliamentary action as a purge of Orbán loyalists, while the Globe and Mail similarly links the decision to Magyar’s efforts to reshuffle political power. All accounts agree that the president’s removal follows parliamentary proceedings and that Magyar publicly questions Sulyok’s independence by characterizing him as tied to Orbán’s camp.