Hungarian PM Péter Magyar has filed a 12-point constitutional amendment proposal aiming to remove President Tamás Sulyok and curb Viktor Orbán's past administration's influence. Key points include terminating the president's term, term limits for parliament, an independent Constitutional Court, and an asset recovery office.
Zimbabwe's upper house of parliament approved constitutional amendments allowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa to potentially stay in office until 2030 and replacing direct presidential elections with parliamentary appointments. Opponents label the move a "constitutional coup" and report harassment, while the government asserts it enhances stability.
Japanese opposition and ruling parties debated constitutional reform on NHK, focusing on emergency powers. LDP, Ishin, and DP support creating "emergency clauses" for extending parliamentary terms during disasters, while CDP, Komeito, and others urge caution due to unresolved issues.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pursuing the first ever revision of her country’s post-World War II pacifist constitution, a step that observers say is likely to be welcomed in Washington and condemned in Beijing. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured a historic two-thirds majority in the National Diet’s lower house in February’s election, passing the threshold needed to pass constitutional amendments without other parties’ support. “An independent constitutional amendment...
