National Assembly of Hungary
| National Assembly of Hungary Magyar Országgyűlés |
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| Type | Unicameral |
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| Speaker | László Kövér, Fidesz since 6 August 2010 |
| Deputy Speakers | Sándor Lezsák, Fidesz István Jakab, Fidesz János Latorcai, KDNP István Ujhelyi, MSZP Zoltán Balczó, Jobbik |
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| Members | 386 |
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| Voting system | 176 by constituency 210 by regional and national party list |
| Last election | 11 & 25 April 2010 |
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| Hungarian Parliament Building Lajos Kossuth Square 1 Budapest, H-1055 Republic of Hungary |
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The National Assembly of Hungary (Országgyűlés) is the national parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 386 members elected to 4-year terms. Election of members is based on a complex system involving both area and list election; parties must win at least 5% of the popular vote in order to enter list members the assembly (but area winners enter regardless). The Assembly includes 25 standing committees to debate and report on introduced bills and to supervise the activities of the ministers. The Constitutional Court of Hungary has the right to challenge legislation on the grounds of constitutionality. The assembly has met in the Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest since 1902.
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2006-2010 Parliament
At the last parliamentary elections in 2006, four parties or party alliances passed the minimum threshold: the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) (190 seats), the coalition party Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) (20 seats), the Hungarian Civic Union (FIDESZ) in alliance with the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) (164 seats in common, 141 for Fidesz and 23 for KDNP), and the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) (11 seats) and 1 independent got into the Parliament, winning a constituency in Somogy county.
The heads of the factions are: Attila Mesterházy (MSZP), Tibor Navracsics (FIDESZ), Zsolt Semjén (KDNP) and János Kóka (SZDSZ). The faction of MDF has already broken up. The head of the allied faction FIDESZ-KDNP is Viktor Orbán. The head of the minority government is Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai. The current speaker of the Assembly is Béla Katona of the MSZP (since 2009).
Speakers of the National Assembly of Hungary
Latest election
| Parties | Individual votes | Regional votes | Total votes | % | Fragmentary votes | Constituency seats | Regional seats | National list seats | Total seats |
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| Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union (Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség) | 620,232 | 2,706,292 | 3,326,524 | 52.73 | 135,592 | 172 | 87 | 3 | 262 |
| Hungarian Socialist Party (Magyar Szocialista Párt, MSZP) | 326,361 | 990,428 | 1,316,789 | 19.30 | 1,221,523 | 2 | 28 | 29 | 59 |
| Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom) | 141,415 | 855,436 | 996,851 | 16.67 | 925,252 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 47 |
| Politics Can Be Different (Lehet Más a Politika) | 43,437 | 383,876 | 427,313 | 7.48 | 471,305 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Total | 1,152,693 | 5,132,531 | 6,285,224 | 96.18 | 2,753,672 | 176 | 146 | 64 | 386 |
| Source: [1][2] | |||||||||
2006 election
| Parties | List Votes | % | Constituencies 1st round |
% | Constituencies 2nd round |
% | Seats |
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| Hungarian Socialist Party (Magyar Szocialista Párt, MSZP) | 990.428 | 19.3 | 1.088.374 | 21.3 | 326.361 | 28.3 | 59 |
| Jobbik (Jobbik Magyarországért mozgalom) | 855.436 | 16.7 | 836.774 | 16.3 | 141.415 | 12.3 | 47 |
Fidesz-KDNP
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2.706.292 | 52.7 | 2.743.626 | 53.6 | 629.028 | 54.6 | 263 |
| Politics Can Be Different (Lehet Más A Politika,LMP) | 383.876 | 7.5 | 259.220 | 5.06 | 43.437 | 3.7 | 16 |
| Independent (Független) | 0 | 0 | 33.702 | 0.06 | 12.452 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Total | 5,408,050 | 100.0 | 5,403,691 | 100.0 | 3,239,752 | 100.0 | 386 |
| Source: Valasztas.hu | |||||||
Elections from 1990 to 2006
References
- ^ "View of Parliament (2nd round)". Valasztas.hu. http://www.valasztas.hu/dyn/pv10/outroot/vdin2/en/l50.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ "TOPLIST (2nd round)". Valasztas.hu. http://www.valasztas.hu/dyn/pv10/outroot/vdin2/en/l22x.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
External links
- (English) Official website
- (Hungarian) Official website
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