Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has submitted draft constitutional amendments to parliament on removing the president from office.
Report informs, citing Index, that he announced this on Saturday in a video address.
"We are convinced that the current amendments are a major step forward toward a functioning and 'humane' Hungary. Every item submitted to parliament today has one goal: to ensure that no one can ever again take the Hungarian state hostage," he said.
According to Magyar, Hungary will draft a new constitution, which is likely to be put to a national referendum later, probably in the autumn.
The amendments provide for ending the mandate of incumbent Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok, limiting members of parliament to three four-year terms, and setting the maximum age for Constitutional Court members at 70.
The document also provides for measures to strengthen the independence of the judiciary, establish a National Office for the Recovery and Protection of State Assets, expand the powers of the Constitutional Court, and strengthen democratic oversight of state bodies.
"A new president will be elected by the Hungarian parliament for a term of up to five years, until the constitutional process is completed, and this election is expected to take place this summer," Magyar said.