Hungary's president to leave office after parliament-backed ouster

Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok will leave office at midnight Sunday after signing a constitutional amendment passed by parliament that ends his presidency. The measure was driven by Prime Minister Péter Magyar's Tisza party, which won a landslide in April and has pushed through sweeping constitutional changes since taking power. Sulyok had faced a five-day deadline to approve the amendment or trigger a prolonged constitutional fight and possible impeachment. In a statement issued as the deadline expired Saturday, he agreed to sign but accused the government of violating the rule of law. The amendment also removes Constitutional Court head Péter Polt, ousts court judges older than 70 and bars lawmakers who have served three terms from running again.