Magyar has a parliamentary supermajority. But the reforms must be drafted, enacted and survive legal challenges. Key posts \u2014 including the presidency, the head of the constitutional court and the prosecutor general \u2014 remain occupied by Orb\u00e1n loyalists who could obstruct reforms.<\/p>\n
Trying to remove them could trigger a constitutional crisis, said John Morijn, professor of law and politics in international relations at the University of Groningen.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s extremely difficult to restore the rule of law without breaking the law,\u201d Morijn said. Removing court leaders would be \u201ca very draconian thing to do,\u201d he added. \u201cHe would be breaking the constitution as well, and the Commission does not want to be associated with that. You would face a constitutional crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Magyar has acknowledged some limits. After saying he would submit Hungary\u2019s intention to join the European Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office to von der Leyen and European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa, he added: \u201cWe cannot accept proposals for amendments that might conflict with the Hungarian constitutional system. I think that the European Commission will understand this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Poland is also weighing on Brussels.<\/p>\n