Orban posted a photo of a Magyar with a mourning caption about Hungarian democracy.

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban protested against the actions of the current Prime Minister Peter Magyar and posted on Facebook (banned in Russia, owned by Meta, a company recognized as extremist in Russia) a black-and-white photo of Magyar with the caption "Democratic Hungary 1990-2026" and a black heart.

The Hungarian parliament has adopted the 17th amendment to the country's Constitution, which provides for the removal of President Tamas Shujok and the introduction of restrictions on the number of parliamentary terms. Magyar noted that Shujok has five days to sign the bill. Failure to do so will result in the impeachment of the president.

"If the president is forcibly removed from office, then Hungary has the right to resist. And we will do it," Orban wrote.

He stressed that the party will never recognize the violent methods of autocracy and the decisions of the new president as legitimate. Orban added that the current actions of the authorities pose a threat to democratic mechanisms: according to him, the authorities seek to obtain tools with which they can remove anyone from office.

Old songs about the main thing: Hungarian media are changing their rhetoric

State media have begun to soften their tone towards the opposition and the EU, but systemic changes are still far away.

On July 11, Magyar threatened the president with launching impeachment proceedings if Shujok did not leave office voluntarily. A day earlier, on July 10, a rally was held in Budapest against the Magyar's proposal to dismiss the head of state. The Magyar Nemzet newspaper noted on June 30 that the excessively radical actions of the current Hungarian prime minister are causing concern in the West and could lead to Orban's return to power.