{"id":"63894c09-5395-4567-8452-94b256887b1b","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/18/hungarys-president-agrees-to-stand-down-after-law-change-ends-his-term","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Hungary’s president agrees to stand down after law change ends his term","plainHeadline":"Hungary’s president agrees to step down after a law change ends his term","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.4-nano","at":"2026-07-19T11:06:13.240Z"},"summary":["Hungary’s president Tamás Sulyok agreed to step down after signing a constitutional amendment.","The amendment passed by ruling Tisza ends Sulyok’s term immediately, citing “serious loss of confidence.”","Sulyok said he had no choice but to rubber-stamp the legislation, respecting the letter of the law.","The reform was criticized for harming Hungary’s rule of law, with Parliament to elect a new president.","Péter Magyar’s drive includes a 12-year lawmakers’ term limit and retirement age 70 for constitutional court judges."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-07-18T22:17:51.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-07-18T22:40:19.940Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/78629138-18a2-47fe-b44b-cf0b1ba80040"}