Politics of Hungary
Politics of Hungary Political parties in Hungary Elections in Hungary National Assembly of Hungary Presidents and rulers Prime ministers Large flag of Hungary Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... Political parties in Hungary lists political parties in Hungary. ... Politics of Hungary Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Hungary ... The National Assembly of Hungary (Országgyűlés) is the national parliament of Hungary. ... This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Hungary: Prime Ministers of Hungary, 1848-1849 Count Lajos Batthyány: 17 March - 2 October 1848 Baron Ádám Récsey: 3 October - 26 November 1848 Lajos Kossuth: 26 November 1848 - 11 August 1849 Bertalan Szemere: 11 August - 13 August 1849 Prime Ministers of Hungary...

The Republic of Hungary is an independent, democratic and constitutional state. Since the constitutional amendment of 23 October 1989, Hungary is a parliamentary republic. Legislative power is exercised by the unicameral National Assembly that consists of 386 members. Members of the National Assembly are elected for four years. Democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies, ultimately, with the citizenry. ... For a list of methods of amendment, see List of methods of constitutional amendment. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Structure

The President of the Republic, elected by the National Assembly every 5 years, has a largely ceremonial role, but he is nominally the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and his powers include the nomination of the Prime Minister who is to be elected by a majority of the votes of the Members of Parliament, based on the recommendation made by the President of the Republic. This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád. ... The National Assembly of Hungary (Országgyűlés) is the national parliament of Hungary. ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Hungary: Prime Ministers of Hungary, 1848-1849 Count Lajos Batthyány: 17 March - 2 October 1848 Baron Ádám Récsey: 3 October - 26 November 1848 Lajos Kossuth: 26 November 1848 - 11 August 1849 Bertalan Szemere: 11 August - 13 August 1849 Prime Ministers of Hungary...

Executive: Due to the Hungarian Constitution which has been based on the post-WWII Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Prime Minister has a leading role in the executive branch as he selects Cabinet ministers and has the exclusive right to dismiss them (similarly to the competences of the German federal chancellor). Each cabinet nominee appears before one or more parliamentary committees in consultative open hearings, survive a vote by the Parliament and must be formally approved by the president. German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is the constitution of modern Germany. ... A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... A committee comprises a mechanism of bureaucracy or of proto-bureaucracy whereby a limited number of people receive delegated functions of government or administration. ...

Legislative: the unicameral, 386-member National Assembly is the highest organ of state authority and initiates and approves legislation sponsored by the prime minister. A party must win at least 5% of the national vote to form a parliamentary faction. National parliamentary elections are held every 4 years (the last in May 2002). A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Judicial : A 15-member Constitutional Court has power to challenge legislation on grounds of unconstitutionality. This body has never been filled completely and currently convenes with just 9 members, which verges on incapacitation. The judiciary, also referred to as the judicature, consists of justices, judges and magistrates among other types of adjudicators. ... This article is about courts of law. ... ...

The President of the Supreme Court and the Hungarian civil and penal legal system he leads is fully independent of the Executive Branch. The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ...

The Attorney General or Chief Prosecutor of Hungary is currently fully independent of the Executive Branch, but his status is actively debated. In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... In countries adopting the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system, the prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution. ...

Several ombudsman offices exist in Hungary to protect civil, minority, educational and ecological rights in non-judicial matters. They can issue legally binding decisions since late 2003. Look up Ombudsman on Wiktionary, the free dictionary An ombudsman is an official, usually but not always appointed by the government, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individual citizens. ...

Financial: The central bank, the National Bank of Hungary has been fully independent between 1990-2004, but new legislation has given certain appointment rights to the Executive Branch in November 2004 which is disputed before the Constitutional Court. Finance addresses the ways in which individuals, business entities and other organizations allocate and use monetary resources over time. ... A Constitutional Court is a high court found in many countries which deals primary with constitutional law. ...

Data summary

Data code: HU

International car sticker code: H

International aircraft identification prefix: HA-

Government type: Parliamentary democracy A parliamentary system, or parliamentarism, is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ...

Capital: Budapest Budapest (pronounced ) is the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre. ...

Administrative divisions: 19 counties (megyék, singular - megye), 20 urban counties* (singular - megyei város), and 1 capital city** (főváros); Bács-Kiskun, Baranya, Békés, Békéscsaba*, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Budapest**, Csongrád, Debrecen*, Dunaújváros*, Eger*, Fejér, Győr*, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hajdú-Bihar, Heves, Hódmezővásárhely*, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Kaposvár*, Kecskemét*, Komárom-Esztergom, Miskolc*, Nagykanizsa*, Nógrád, Nyíregyháza*, Pécs*, Pest, Somogy, Sopron*, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Szeged*, Székesfehérvár*, Szolnok*, Szombathely*, Tatabánya*, Tolna, Vas, Veszprém, Veszprém*, Zala, Zalaegerszeg* Counties of Hungary Hungary is subdivided administratively into 42 regions. ... Bács-Kiskun is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in southern Hungary, on the border with Serbia. ... Baranya (Hungarian, in Croatian and Serbian: Baranja) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... Békés county is an administrative division (comitatus or megye) in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. ... Békéscsaba (Romanian: BichiÅŸciaba; Slovakian: Békéšska ÄŒaba) is an urban county in Southeast Hungary, the capital of the county Békés. ... Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (commonly abbreviated as BAZ county) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in north-eastern Hungary (commonly called Northern Hungary), on the border with Slovakia. ... Budapest (pronounced ) is the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre. ... This article is about the county. ... Debrecen   listen? (approximate pronunciation: deh-breh-tsen, DebreÅ£in in Romanian, Debrecín in Slovak, Debreczyn in Polish) is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. ... Dunaújváros (1951–1961 Sztálinváros) is a city in Central Hungary, along the Danube (Hungarian name: Duna) river. ... (Eger is also German name for the city Cheb in the Czech Republic. ... Fejér is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... GY Gy or gy may stand for: gray (unit) for absorbed dose of radiation (Gy) Guyana (ISO country code) Gy, Switzerland, a village in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland Gy, a commune in the Haute-Saône département in France 1 gigayear (1 billion years) (the preferred symbol is Ga... GyÅ‘r-Moson-Sopron is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in north-western Hungary, on the border with Slovakia and Austria. ... Hajdú-Bihar is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. ... This article is about the county. ... HódmezÅ‘vásárhely  listen is a town in south-east Hungary, on the Great Hungarian Plain, at the meeting point of the Békés-Csanádi Ridge and the clay grassland surrounding the River Theiss (Hungarian: Tisza). ... Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye), in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... Kaposvár (German Kopisch, Ruppertsberg, Ruppertsburg, Turkish KapoÅŸvar) is the capital of the county of Somogy in Hungary. ... Kecskemét is a city in the central part of Hungary. ... Komárom-Esztergom is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in northern Hungary, on the border with Slovakia. ... Miskolc   listen? (IPA: , approximate pronunciaton: Mishkolts; in Slovak MiÅ¡kovec, in Polish Miszkolc) is a city in North-East Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. ... Nagykanizsa, also known as Kanizsa, is medium-sized town in Southwest Hungary, it lies in the county of Zala. ... Nógrád an administrative county (comitatus or megye), in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... Nyíregyháza  listen (IPA: /ɲireÉŸhazÉ’/; approximate pronunciation: nyee-redy-haa-zah) is a city in North-east Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. ... Pécs   listen? (Croatian: Pečuh, German: Fünfkirchen, Slovak: Päťkostolie, Turkish: Peçuy) is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located in the south-west of the country. ... Pest (in Slovak Pešť, pron. ... Somogy is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... Sopron (pronounced shop-ron), historically also known by the German name Ödenburg, is the name of a town in Hungary. ... Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in north-eastern Hungary, on the border with Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania. ... Votive Church Szeged   listen? (in Serbian Segedin, in Polish Segedyn, in Romanian Seghedin, in Slovak Segedín) is the fourth largest city of Hungary, the regional centre of South-Eastern Hungary and the capital of Csongrád county. ... Székesfehérvár   listen? (in Latin: Alba Regia; in colloquial speech Fehérvár) is a city in central Hungary, located around 65 km southwest of Budapest. ... Szolnok is the capital of the county of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. ... Szombathely (Latin Savaria/Sabaria, German Steinamanger, Slovenian Sombotel) is a city in Hungary. ... Tatabánya is a city with county rights in Hungary in the Northern Transdanubian region. ... Tolna is the name of a county (megye) in Hungary. ... VAS (short for Virtual Address Space) is a memory mapping mechanism available in modern operating systems such as OpenVMS, Unix, Linux, and Windows NT. Overview When you run an application on a 32-bit OS, the OS creates a new process for it. ... Veszprém (in Slovak Vesprím) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... Veszprém (in Slovak Vesprím) is a city with county rights in western Hungary. ... Zala is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... Zalaegerszeg   listen? is the capital city of county Zala, Hungary. ...

Established: 896 A.D. (arrival of Hungarian tribes in the Carpathian Basin), King Stephen I) established the Hungarian Kingdom in 1001. Events The Bulgarians, under Simeon I, defeat the Byzantine Empire at Bulgarophygon. ... The Pannonian plain is a large plain in central/south-eastern Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ... Stephen the Great raising the double cross: equestrian sculpture by Alajos Stróbl, 1906, crowns the Fishermens Bastion, Budapest. ... Events Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Silvester II. Canonisation of Edward the Martyr, king of England. ...

Independence: 1918 when the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy dissolved. The Hungarian Kingdom lost its independence in 1526 when it was mostly occupied by the Ottoman Empire. 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ...

Official National holiday: Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August (Commemorates the coronation of King Stephen I in 1000 AD) A statue of Stephen the Great King Stephen the Great or St. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events World Population 300 million. ...

Some Paid National Holidays:

• Revolution Day 1848, 15 March (Commemorates the beginning of anti-Habsburg independence struggle and patriotic war in 1848-1849)

• Easter (Religious date, but practically just a resting day, with folk-culture celebrations and spraying girls with perfume)

• Labour Day, 1 May (Celebrates workers' rights and organized labour movement)

• Pentecost (Religious date, but practically just a resting day, with folk-culture celebrations)

• Revolution Day 1956, 23 October (Commemorates the beginning of the Hungarian anti-communist revolution in late 1956 and the establishment of the new, independent republic in 1989)

• All Saints Day (Commemorates the death, traditional cemetery visit time for Hungarian people)

• Christmas Days, 25-26 December (Christmas Eve will also be paid holiday by 2006)

• New Year's Day (Resting day, because people get drunk during the New Year's Eve celebrations)

Constitution: 18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised 19 April 1972; 18 October 1989 revision ensured legal rights for individuals and constitutional checks on the authority of the prime minister and also established the principle of parliamentary oversight; 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Easter is the most important religious holiday of the Christian liturgical year, observed in March, April, or May to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead after his death by crucifixion (see Good Friday), which Christians believe happened at about this time of year around AD 30-33. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-08-20, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... The name of the Jewish holiday Shavuot is commonly translated as Pentecost. Pentecost is the Christian festival that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, fifty days after the Resurrection of Jesus at Easter, and ten days after the Ascension. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Christian holiday. ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery or graveyard is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... The Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge illuminated under New Years Eve Fireworks 2005 New Years Eve is a celebration held the day before New Years Day, on December 31, the final day of the year. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legal system: rule of law based on Western model

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal. People serving prison terms cannot vote or be elected.

Religion: There is no state state-sponsored religion in Hungary and the constitution also bans establishing one.

Executive branch:
chief of state: President László Sólyom (5 August 2005-)
head of government: Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, MSZP, in coalition with SZDSZ (29 September 2004-)
cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president
elections: President elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term; election last held on 7 June 2005 (next to be held in 2010); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president László Sólyom, President of Hungary László Sólyom (pronounced ) born on January 3, 1942 is the President of Hungary, having overcome the Hungarian Socialist Party nominee Katalin Szili in the election on June 7, 2005. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Hungary: Prime Ministers of Hungary, 1848-1849 Count Lajos Batthyány: 17 March - 2 October 1848 Baron Ádám Récsey: 3 October - 26 November 1848 Lajos Kossuth: 26 November 1848 - 11 August 1849 Bertalan Szemere: 11 August - 13 August 1849 Prime Ministers of Hungary... Ferenc Gyurcsány (pronounced ), born in June 4, 1961 is the Prime Minister of Hungary. ... The Hungarian Socialist Party (Hungarian: Magyar Szocialista Párt, MSZP) is a socialist party in Hungary. ... Party logo The Alliance of Free Democrats (Hungarian: Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége, or SZDSZ) is a liberal party in Hungary, led by Gábor Kuncze. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2010 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Országgyűlés (386 seats; members are elected by popular vote under a system of proportional and direct representation to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 7 April and 21 April 2002 (next to be held in spring 2006)
election results: percent of vote by party (5% or more of the vote required for parliamentary representation in the first round) - Fidesz/MDF 48.70%, MSzP 46.11%, SzDSz 4.92%, other 0.27%; seats by party - Fidesz 164, MSzP 178, MDF 24, SzDSz 20. See official election site, and Elections in Hungary. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Politics of Hungary Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Hungary ...

Judicial branch: Constitutional Court, judges are elected by the National Assembly for nine-year terms.

Political parties and leaders: (the first ones in order of popular votes in the elections 2002)

• Hungarian Socialist Party or MSZP (István Hiller, chairman)
• Hungarian Civic Union or FIDESZ (Viktor Orbán, chairman)
• Alliance of Free Democrats or SZDSZ (Gábor Kuncze, chairman)
• Hungarian Democratic Forum or MDF (Ibolya Dávid, chairman)

Political parties currently not represented in the Parliament: The Hungarian Socialist Party (Hungarian: Magyar Szocialista Párt, MSZP) is a socialist party in Hungary. ... The former main office building of Fidesz The Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union (in Hungarian: Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség) is a large conservative centre-right political party in Hungary; as of 2004 the most important one in the opposition. ... Viktor Orbán (b. ... Party logo The Alliance of Free Democrats (Hungarian: Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége, or SZDSZ) is a liberal party in Hungary, led by Gábor Kuncze. ... Gábor Kuncze (born November 4, 1950 in Pápa) is the chairman of the Hungarian Alliance of Free Democrats and leader of the Parliament group of the party. ... The Hungarian Democratic Forum (Hungarian: Magyar Demokrata Fórum), or MDF, is a conservative / Christian democrat political party in Hungary, led by Ibolya Dávid. ...

• Christian Democratic People's Party or KDNP (Zsolt Semjén, president)
• Hungarian Democratic People's Party or MDNP (Erzsébet Pusztai, chairman)
• National Democratic Party or NDP (János Vincze, president)
• Social Democratic Party or SZDP (Tibor Sztankovánszki, president)
• Hungarian Justice and Life Party or MIÉP (István Csurka, chairman)
• Workers' Party or Munkáspárt (Gyula Thürmer, chairman)
• Centre Party or Centrum Párt (Mihály Kupa, chairman)
• Humanist Party or Humanista Párt (Tibor Várady, president)
• Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party or FKGP (József Torgyán, president) that fell into pieces around 2001-2002

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Ministries

Note: with restructruring and reorganization, this information may change even within a governmental period.

• Prime Minister's Office (Miniszterelnöki Hivatal)
• Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development (Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium)
• Ministry of Defence (Honvédelmi Minisztérium)
• Ministry of Economic Affairs and Transport (Gazdasági és Közlekedési Minisztérium)
• Ministry of Education (Oktatási Minisztérium)
• Ministry of Employment and Labour (Foglalkoztatáspolitikai és Munkaügyi Minisztérium)
• Ministry of Environmental Protection and Water (Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Minisztérium)
• Ministry of Finance (Pénzügyminisztérium)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Külügyminisztérium)
• Ministry of Health (Egészségügyi Minisztérium)
• Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (Informatikai és Hírközlési Minisztérium)
• Ministry of Interior (Belügyminisztérium)
• Ministry of Justice (Igazságügyi Minisztérium)
• Ministry of National Cultural Heritage (Nemzeti Kulturális Örökség Minisztériuma)
• Ministry of Youth, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (Ifjúsági, Családügyi, Szociális és Esélyegyenlőségi Minisztérium)

Ministers without portfolio

• Minister without portfolio responsible for/in charge of European affairs (Európai integrációs ügyek koordinációjáért felelős tárca nélküli miniszter)
• Minister without portfolio for regional development and housing/convergence (Regionális fejlesztésért és felzárkóztatásért felelős tárca nélküli miniszter)

(Sources differ on the English names.)

See also

• Hungary