Magyar said a comprehensive constitutional overhaul was about to begin, and would be followed by public consultations, which were expected to take a year or slightly longer.
After the Fundamental Law is rendered void, the new president’s mandate could also end early, he added.
“In this scenario, the new president could be elected either under the old rules or the new ones, directly or indirectly, with the same or expanded powers,” he said.
“It could even be the same person chosen after Tamas Sulyok’s departure,” the prime minister said.
And if the rules change, they may even choose to run in a direct presidential election,” he said, adding that “it wouldn’t be a problem if the new head of state were a government member, but they could even be someone from outside politics entirely.”
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