Peter Magyar, Hungary’s prime minister, had two intertwined tasks(相互交织的任务) when he came to power(上台执政) in early May. One was to restore Hungary as a full democracy(完全民主) and a reliable member(可靠成员) of the European Union. The other was to unlock billions of euros(数十亿欧元) in funds from the EU, which Hungary’s ailing economy(病态经济) badly needs(急需). These had been frozen because of numerous violations(多次违反) of the rule of law(法治) under the reign of(在...统治下) Viktor Orban, his predecessor(前任).
匈牙利总理彼得·马扎尔在5月初上台时面临两项相互交织的任务：一是恢复匈牙利的完全民主制度，使其成为欧盟的可靠成员；二是解锁欧盟冻结的数十亿欧元资金，这些资金是匈牙利病态经济急需的。这些资金因前总理欧尔班统治期间多次违反法治而被冻结。
Mr Magyar is moving quickly on both fronts. In parliament on June 22nd he announced “Operation Cleansing Fire(“Operation Cleansing...)”: a constitutional amendment(宪法修正案) that would, among other things(除其他事项外), remove Tamas Sulyok, the president (whose term runs until(任期至) 2029), and Peter Polt, the head of the constitutional court, both loyalist(忠诚支持者)s of Mr Orban. He also unveiled(公布，披露) plans for a new constitution. Mr Magyar pledged to(承诺，发誓) “free our country from the economic and political mafia(黑手党（比喻）)”.
马扎尔正在两条战线上迅速行动。6月22日，他在议会宣布了“净火行动”：一项宪法修正案，将包括罢免总统陶马什·苏廖克（任期至2029年）和宪法法院院长彼得·波尔特，两人都是欧尔班的忠诚支持者。他还公布了制定新宪法的计划。马扎尔誓言要“将我们的国家从经济与政治黑手党手中解放出来”。
The amendment reintroduces mandatory retirement(强制退休) at 70 for the constitutional court(宪法法院)’s 15 judges, which would mean the 70-year-old Mr Polt and three others must step down(辞职，下台) immediately. It would limit lawmakers’ terms to(将议员任期限制为) 12 years. And it would create an agency for the recovery of national assets(追回国家资产) to prosecute the Orban regime’s misuse(滥用) of public funds. Mr Magyar claims corruption costs Hungarians 8-10% of GDP annually; economists say it is hard to estimate, but agree it is substantial(大量的，可观的).
该修正案重新引入了宪法法院15名法官70岁强制退休的规定，这意味着70岁的波尔特和其他三人必须立即卸任。修正案还将议员任期限制为12年，并设立国家资产追回机构，以起诉欧尔班政权滥用公共资金的行为。马扎尔声称腐败每年使匈牙利人损失8-10%的GDP；经济学家表示难以估算，但同意数额巨大。