# Former Hungarian Supreme Court president accepts offer to become head of state

https://mins.news/en/item/17123

- TASS, 2026-08-08 20:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2170551

> A former president of Hungary’s Supreme Court has accepted an offer to become the country’s head of state. The Tisza party and Prime Minister Peter Magyar pressured President Tamas Sulyok to resign. Sulyok was appointed under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The development points to a change in Hungary’s top state office.

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