Constitutional Politics in Action – Part II - The Constitutional Court Rejects the Challenges to the 16th and 17th Constitutional Amendments

Constitutional Politics in Action – Part II - The Constitutional Court Rejects the Challenges to the 16th and 17th Constitutional Amendments Drinóczi, Tímea Author aut Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-08-20 eng In August 2026, the Hungarian Constitutional Court rejected the petitions challenging the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments to the Fundamental Law. The petitions concerned the dismantling of the public-interest asset management foundations performing public duty, the termination of the mandate of the President of the Republic, the introduction of an age limit affecting sitting CC judges, and limits on eligibility for parliamentary office. In each case, the Court held that the petition in substance sought a prohibited substantive review of a constitutional amendment. CC BY-SA 4.0 Drinóczi, Tímea Constitutional Court Constitutional Review Fidesz Ungarn constitutional amendment Ungarn 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/constitutional-politics-in-action-part-ii/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/f13cc4b80b759f76 260820 10.59704/f13cc4b80b759f76 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)