Hungary bars ex-premiers after 8 years, shutting out Orban
Why it matters: Prime Minister Peter Magyar used his two-thirds majority to start undoing core pillars of Viktor Orban's system.
Hungary's parliament approved a constitutional amendment Monday limiting prime ministers to a total of eight years in office, a change that blocks former premier Viktor Orban from returning to the post. The measure applies to anyone who has already served at least eight years as prime minister since May 2, 1990, and also caps future premiers at two terms. The amendment is one of the first major constitutional moves by Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who defeated Orban in April after 16 years of Fidesz rule. Lawmakers also cleared the way to dissolve the Sovereignty Protection Office and to return founders' rights over public-interest asset-management foundations to the state after Orban's government shifted state assets into them.