| Capital | nome: Budapest coordenadas geográficas: 47 30 N, 19 05 E diferença do tempo: 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 etymology: the Hungarian capital city was formed in 1873 from the merger of three cities on opposite banks of the Danube: Buda and Obuda (Old Buda) on the western shore and Pest on the eastern; the origins of the original names are obscure, but according to the second century A.D. geographer, Ptolemy, the settlement that would become Pest was called "Pession" in ancient times; "Buda" may derive from either a Slavic or Turkic personal name |
| Independência | 16 Novembro 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 25 Dezembro 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date); 30 Março 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established) |
| Feriado nacional | Saint Stephen's Day, 20 Agosto (1083); note - commemorates his canonization and the transfer of his remains to Buda (now Budapest) in 1083 |
| Constitución | history: previous 1949 (heavily emendada in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 Abril 2011, signed 25 Abril 2011, efectiva 1 Janeiro 2012 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president; emendada several times, last in 2018 (2019) |
| Sufrágio | 18 anos de idade, 16 if married and marriage is registered in Hungary; universal |
| Poder Executivo | chefe do estado: Presidente Janos ADER (desde 10 May 2012) cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Viktor ORBAN (desde 29 May 2010) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed by the president elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds majority vote in first round or simple majority vote in second round for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 13 March 2017 (next to be held spring 2022); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president; election last held on 10 May 2018 (next to be held by spring 2022) election results: Janos ADER (Fidesz) reelected president; National Assembly vote - 131 to 39; Viktor ORBAN (Fidesz) reelected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 134 to 28 |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook
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