The new Hungarian government led by Péter Magyar has initiated significant personnel changes within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Already, 45 officials who served under Péter Szijjártó have been dismissed. The authorities attribute this to an effort to restore confidence in Hungarian diplomacy.
Officials from Szijjártó’s team have been dismissed / © Associated Press
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar continues his swift and active campaign against the country’s previous administration. Following Viktor Orbán, he is now addressing former Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Péter Szijjártó. Specifically, Magyar is mass dismissing MFA officials who worked with Péter Szijjártó.
This was reported by Hungarian MFA State Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs, György Velki.
Magyar begins dismissing all officials who worked with Szijjártó
György Velki announced that the new government has commenced mass dismissals of Ministry of Foreign Affairs employees who served under the former head of the department, Péter Szijjártó. Notably, 45 individuals have already been let go.
“In recent weeks, we have also initiated an internal audit and institutional reorganization within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As part of this process, we have decided to initiate the termination of employment by mutual consent with 45 civil servants,” Velki stated.
Out of over 1000 employees, the dismissals have affected several dozen individuals. These individuals participated in the political management of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Szijjártó’s leadership.
“They were directly involved in the process that led to Hungary losing its reputation, losing the trust of its allies, becoming marginalized within the European Union, and forfeiting the confidence of its most important partners.”
Each dismissed employee was met with and informed of the reasons for the decision. Thirty-eight officials accepted the offer to resign. Velki added that this is not a “purge” but rather a humane approach and support for those who suffered daily from the situation within the Hungarian MFA.
According to the Hungarian MFA State Secretary, the new government’s objective is to build a new diplomacy that is trustworthy, serves the public good, and upholds the genuine interests of the country and its people.
Péter Magyar: latest news
We remind you that Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is demanding the voluntary resignation of President Tamás Sulyok, accusing him of inaction, silence during societal crises, and “betrayal of the Hungarian Republic.”
Following negotiations with the head of state and the Minister of Justice on June 2nd, Magyar announced that if Sulyok refused, the government would propose amendments to the Fundamental Law within a month. This would enable the creation of legal mechanisms for the forced removal of the president and “all puppets,” as well as expand citizen participation in the election of the head of state to restore democracy.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the institution of the presidency must regain its authority and cannot belong to individual politicians like Sulyok or former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. According to Magyar, during their personal conversation, the president could not clearly explain the reasons for remaining in office and justified his disregard for threats against activists and journalists by stating it was a “political stance” and part of the election campaign.
Despite the criticism, Tamás Sulyok stated on social media that he has no intention of leaving his post, insists on the constitutional procedure, and awaits the opinion of the Venice Commission.
The ruling “Tisza” party has submitted a draft law to parliament, “The Sixteenth Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary,” which stipulates limiting the tenure of the Prime Minister to two terms. The initiators of the document are MPs Márton Méllatei-Barna and István Hantosi.
The proposed norm prohibits the election of an individual as head of government who has already held this position for a total of eight years or more, including all mandates after May 2, 1990 (even with interruptions). Such a constitutional limitation would definitively prevent Viktor Orbán from returning to the position of Prime Minister of Hungary.
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