Hungary's parliament approved a constitutional amendment on Monday that allows prime ministers to serve for a maximum of eight years, effectively barring former premier Viktor Orban from holding the role again.
The amendment was a key campaign promise of pro-EU conservative Peter Magyar, who ousted Orban from office in April elections after 16 years. Magyar's party gained a two-thirds majority in parliament, which allows for the rollback or change of legislation passed by Orban's Fidesz, including the constitution.
This reform is one of the first introduced by Prime Minister Magyar as he seeks to return Hungary to the EU mainstream and implement promised sweeping reforms.
Hungary has also begun dismantling Orban's self-styled illiberal rule by winding up public trusts that wielded billions of dollars in assets as an extension of his political influence.