00:00Hungary's Parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to remove President Thomas Sulyok from office
00:06in the latest effort to dismantle the legacy of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
00:11Prime Minister Peter Magyar's Tizapati used its two-thirds majority to pass the amendment,
00:16paving the way for Parliament to elect a new president.
00:21The measure now awaits Sulyok's signature.
00:24If he refuses to sign it within five days, Magyar has said Parliament will begin impeachment proceedings.
00:30Magyar's government came to power after April's landslide election, ending Orban's 16 years in office.
00:38The new government has moved to undo Orban's political influence through a series of institutional reforms.
00:44The recent constitutional amendment also introduces judicial reforms,
00:48creates a new body to investigate alleged financial abuses under the previous government
00:53and imposes a 12-year term limit on lawmakers.
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