Ungarn Regierung Profil 2012

Hauptstadt

Name: Budapest
geographische Koordinaten: 47 30 N, 19 05 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Unabhängigkeit

16 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 25 Dezember 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date); 30 März 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established)

Nationalfeiertag

Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August; note - commemorates the date when his remains were transferred to Buda (now Budapest)

Konstitution

25 April 2011, effective 1 Januar 2012

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Janos ADER (seit dem 10 May 2012)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Viktor ORBAN (seit dem 29 May 2010)
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president; other ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed and relieved of their duties by the president
elections: president elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 May 2012 (next to be held by May 2017); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president; election last held 29 May 2010
election results: Janos ADER elected president; National Assembly vote - 262 to 40; Viktor ORBAN elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 261 to 107
note: to be elected, the president must win two-thirds of legislative vote in the first round or a simple majority in the second round