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- The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary
-
- In order to facilitate peaceful political transition into a constitutional
- state ready to realize a multiparty system, introduce parliamentary democracy,
- and promote conversion to a socially alert market economy, Parliament submits
- the following text as the authorized version - until the ratification of its
- replacement - of the Constitution of Hungary.
-
- Chapter I
-
- General Provisions
-
- Article 1
-
- Hungary is a Republic.
-
- Article 2
-
- (1) The Republic of Hungary is an independent and democratic constitutional
- state.
-
- (2) In the Republic of Hungary all power belongs to the people. The people
- exercise their sovereignty through elected representatives or directly.
-
- (3) In this country no activity, whether of a social or state organization,
- and no endeavour of any citizen, may be aimed at securing or exercising power by
- means of force, or at the exclusive possession of power. Anyone has the right
- and the duty to take action against such endeavours in any lawful manner.
-
- Article 3
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary, political parties may be freely founded and
- may act in freedom provided they show respect for the Constitution and the
- statutes of constitutional law.
-
- (2) The parties are involved in registering and expressing the will of the
- people.
-
- (3) The parties may not exercise public power directly. Accordingly, no
- party may control or direct any State organ. In order to ensure the effective
- separation of the parties from State power, the law determines the social and
- public offices that cannot be filled by any member or officer of any party.
-
- Article 4
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- The trade unions and other interest organizations protect and represent the
- interests of employees, cooperative members, and of entrepreneurs.
-
- Article 5
-
- The State of the Republic of Hungary safeguards the freedom and power of the
- people, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, and the
- boundaries registered in international treaties.
-
- Article 6
-
- (1) The Republic of Hungary repudiates war as a means of dealing with
- conflicts between nations and refrains from the use of force against the
- independence or territorial integrity of other states. It also refrains from
- making threats implying recourse to force.
-
- (2) The Republic of Hungary is working for cooperation with all the peoples
- and countries of the world.
-
- (3) The Republic of Hungary bears a sense of responsibility for what happens
- to Hungarians living outside of its borders and promotes the fostering of their
- relations with Hungary.
-
- Article 7
-
- (1) The legal system of the Republic of Hungary accepts the universally
- recognized rules and regulations of international law, and harmonizes the
- internal laws and statutes of the country with the obligations assumed under
- international law.
-
- (2) The law regulates legislative procedures. The votes of two thirds of the
- Members of Parliament present are required for passing new legislation.
-
- Article 8
-
- (1) The Republic of Hungary recognizes the inviolable and inalianable rights
- of persons. Ensuring respect and protection for these rights is a primary
- obligation of the State.
-
- (2) In the Republic of Hungary the law contains rules on fundamental rights
- and obligations, but must not impose any limitations on the essential contents
- and meaning of fundamental rights.
-
- (3) Repealed
-
- (4) In times of emergency, national crises, or extreme danger, the
- observation of fundamental rights may be suspended or their exercise curtailed -
- except for the fundamental rights specified in Articles 54 through 56,
- paragraphs (2) through (4) in Article 57, Articles 60, 66 through 69, and
- Article 70/E.
-
- Article 9
-
- (1) Hungary has a market economy in which public and private property are to
- receive equal consideration and protection under the law.
-
- (2) The Republic of Hungary recognizes and supports the right to enterprise
- and the freedom of economic competition.
-
- Article 10
-
- (1) Any property of the Hungarian State is part of the country's national
- wealth.
-
- (2) The full range of exclusive ownership by, and of the exclusive economic
- activities of, the State is determined by the law.
-
- Article 11
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- State-owned companies and economic units operate independently in the manner
- and with the responsibility defined by the law.
-
- Article 12
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- (1) The State supports cooperatives based on voluntary association and
- recognizes their autonomy.
-
- (2) The State respects the assets and property of local governments.
-
- Article 13
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- (1) The Republic of Hungary guarantees the right to property.
-
- (2) Property may be expropriated only exceptionally when this is a matter of
- public interest, and only in the cases and in the manner regulated by law, under
- terms of full, unconditional and immediate indemnification.
-
- Article 14
-
- The Constitution guarantees the right of inheritance.
-
- Article 15
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- The Republic of Hungary protects the institution of marriage and the family.
-
- Article 16
-
- The Republic of Hungary pays special attention to the secure existence,
- education and training of young people and protects the interests of youth.
-
- Article 17
-
- The Republic of Hungary sees to the wants of the needy through a long line of
- social measures.
-
- Article 18
-
- The Republic of Hungary recognizes and implements everyone's right to a
- healthy environment.
-
- Chapter II
-
- Parliament
-
- Article 19
-
- (1) Parliament is the supreme organ of State power and popular representation
- in the Republic of Hungary.
-
- (2) Exercising its rights deriving from the sovereignty of the people,
- Parliament ensures the consitutional order of society, and determines the
- organization, orientation and conditions of government.
-
- (3) Within this competence, parliament
-
- a) enacts the Constitution of the Republic of Hungary;
-
- b) frames laws;
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- c) defines the social and economic objectives of the country;
-
- d) checks the balance of State finances and approves the Budget and its
- implementation;
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- c) decides about the adoption of the Government programme;
-
- f) ratifies the international treaties that are of outstanding significance
- for the external relations of the Republic of Hungary;
-
- g) decides on the declaration of a state of war and the questions of
- concluding peace;
-
- h) in case of a state of war or of the immediate threat of armed attack by a
- foreign power (the danger of war) it proclaims a state of emergency and sets up
- the National Defence Council;
-
- i) In case of armed action aiming to overthrow the constitutional order to
- gain absolute power, in cases of acts of violence committed with arms or by
- armed units that jeopardize the lives and material security of citizens on a
- mass scale, of natural disasters or serious industrial accidents (hereinafter:
- emergency) it declares a state of emergency;
-
- j) decides on the use of the armed forces outside or inside the country;
-
- k) elects the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the members of
- the Constitutional Court, the ombudsmen to deal with the observation of civil
- rights and the rights of national and ethnic minorities, the president and
- vice-presidents of the State Audit Office, the president of the Supreme Court
- and the chief prosecutor;
-
- 1) on the proposition of the Government submitted after consultation with
- the Constitutional Court, dissolves local representative bodies whose operation
- has been found unconsitutional; decides on the geographical boundaries, the
- names, and seats of counties; on the re-registration of some townships as cities
- of county status; and on any changes in the borders of the districts of the
- capital city;
-
- m) exercises general amnesty.
-
- (4) For decisions on the cases enumerated in points g), h), i) and j) of para
- (3), the votes of two thirds of the Members of Parliament are necessary.
-
- (5) A national plebiscite may be called by Parliament if the decision is
- supported by the votes of two thirds of the MPs present at the time.
-
- Article 19/A
-
- If Parliament is prevented from making the decisions concerned, the President
- of the Republic may call for a state of war, announce a state of emergency, set
- up the National Defence Council, and proclaim a state of extreme danger.
-
- (2) Parliament is to be considered incapacitated if it is not in session and
- convening it is impossible because of the shortness of time, or because of the
- events that have caused the state of war, the emergency, or crisis.
-
- (3) The fact of incapacitation, and therefore the need for proclaiming an
- emergency or crisis, is verified by the Speaker of Parliament, the President of
- the Constitutional Court and the Prime Minister jointly.
-
- (4) At its first session after its incapacitation, Parliament supervises the
- justification of a state of war, state of emergency or crisis, and decides about
- the legitimacy of the measures taken. To carry such a decision, the votes of
- two thirds of the Members of Parliament are required.
-
- Article 19/B
-
- (1) In case of an emergency, the National Defence Council decides about the
- deployment of the armed forces outside or inside the country and the
- introduction of the emergency measures defined in a separate law.
-
- (2) The President of the Republic presides over the National Defence Council.
- The members of the Council are: the Speaker of Parliament, the leaders of the
- factions of the parties represented in Parliament, the Prime Minister, the
- ministers, and the commander and chief of staff of the Army.
-
- (3) The National Defence Council exercises;
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- a) the rights temporarily vested in it by Parliament
-
- b) the rights of the President of the Republic, and
-
- c) the rights of the Government.
-
- (4) The National Defence Council may pass decrees in which it may suspend the
- force of certain laws or deviate from certain legal provisions. It may also
- pass other special measures, but must not suspend the Constitution.
-
- (5) Unless Parliament acts to prolongue their validity, decrees passed by the
- National Defence Council go out of force as soon as the given state of emergency
- is over.
-
- (6) Not even a state of emergency may limit the operation of the
- Constitutional Court.
-
- Article 19/C
-
- (1) If Parliament is prevented from taking action during a state of
- emergency, decision on the deployment of armed forces is up to the President of
- the Republic.
-
- (2) During a state of crisis(peril) the emergency measures defined in a
- separate law are introduced by a decree of the President of the Republic.
-
- (3) The President of the Republic informs without delay the Speaker of
- Parliament about the emergency measures introduced. During any period of
- emergency, Parliament - or if the former is hindered, the National Defence
- Committee of Parliament - remains in session. Parliament, or the National
- Defence Committee, is free to suspend emergency measures the President of the
- Republic has called for.
-
- (4) The emergency measures decreed remain in effect for thirty days unless
- their validity has been extended by Parliament, or, if Parliament is inhibited,
- by its National Defence Committee.
-
- (5) The same rules are to be applied in a state of peril, extreme danger as
- in a state of emergency.
-
- Article 19/D
-
- To pass a law on the detailed rules applicable during a state of emergency,
- peril or crisis, the affirmative votes of two thirds of the MPs present are
- necessary.
-
- Article 20
-
- (1) Parliament is elected for a term of four years.
-
- (2) Members of Parliament act in the public interest.
-
- (3) Members of parliament are entitled to immunity as defined and
- regulated in the law on their legal status.
-
- (4) Members of Parliament are entitled to fees to ensure their independence,
- to certain benefits, and to compensation to cover costs.
-
- To pass a law on the amount of the fee, the sums of compensation and on the
- range of special concessions, the votes of two thirds of the MPs present are
- required.
-
- (5) No Member of Parliament may become President of the Republic, member of
- the Constitutional Court, ombudsman; president, vice-president or accountant of
- the State Audit Office; judge or prosecutor; or - except for members of the
- Government and political state secretaries - work in any organ of state
- administration. No MP may be a regular or hold professional status in the armed
- forces, in the police and in any security force. The law may also establish
- other cases of incompatibility.
-
- (6) To pass the law on the legal status of Members of Parliament, the votes
- of two thirds of the MPs present are necessary.
-
- Article 20/A
-
- (1) The mandate of a Member of Parliament is terminated
-
- a) with the end of the term of Parliament,
-
- b) with the death of a MP,
-
- c) with the demise of the MP concerned,
-
- d) when incompatibility is declared,
-
- e) if the MP is disfranchised.
-
- (2) If a reason is cited for incompatibility (para (5), Article 20) by any
- representative of the House against a Member of Parliament, Parliament decides
- whether to pronounce incompatibility.
-
- (3) Addressing a statement to this effect to Parliament, an MP may give up
- his mandate. No confirmatory statement from Parliament is necessary for the
- resignation to be valid.
-
- Article 21
-
- (1) Parliament elects its Speaker, deputy speakers, and Clerk from among its
- members.
-
- (2) Parliament sets up standing committees from among its members and may
- delegate a committee to investigate any given question.
-
- (3) Data requested by parliamentary committees must not be denied; anybody
- summoned to testify before a parliamentary committee is obliged to do so.
-
- Article 22
-
- (1) Parliament holds regular sessions twice a year - from February 1 to June
- 15, and from September 1 until December 15.
-
- (2) The constituent session of Parliament is convened - for a date within one
- month after the elections - by the President of the Republic. Otherwise it is
- the duty of the Speaker of Parliament to convene sessions - and each individual
- sitting - of Parliament.
-
- (3) If this is requested by the President of the Republic, by the Government,
- or by one fifth of the MPs, Parliament must be convened for a special session or
- special meeting. The request has to specify the reason for convening
- Parliament, the date(s) proposed, and the agenda to be followed.
-
- (4) The President of Parliament may adjourn - for no more than thirty days -
- a session of Parliament on one occasion during any given session.
-
- (5) During the adjournment period, the President of the Republic is obliged
- to convene Parliament if one fifth of the MPs petition this in writing, within
- eight days of his receipt of the request.
-
- Article 23
-
- The meetings of Parliament are open to the public. However, on the request
- of the President of the Republic, the Government, or any MP, Parliament may call
- for a meeting in camera if the request is supported by two thirds of the Members
- of Parliament.
-
- Article 24
-
- (1) Parliament has a quorum when more than half of the MPs are present.
-
- (2) Parliament passes a decision with the affirmative votes of over half of
- the MPs present.
-
- (3) For the amendment of the Constitution, or for passing certain decisions
- defined in the Constitution, the affirmative votes of two thirds of the Members
- of Parliament are required.
-
- (4) Parliament lays down the rules of procedure and the order of debates in
- standing orders for which the votes of two thirds of the MPs present are
- required.
-
- Article 25
-
- (1) Legislation may be initiated by the President of the Republic, the
- Government, any parliamentary committee and any Member of Parliament.
-
- (2) The right of legislation is vested in Parliament.
-
- (3) Acts passed by Parliament are signed by the Speaker and sent to the
- President of the Republic.
-
- Article 26
-
- (1) Within fifteen days - or, if the Speaker of Parliament so requests,
- within five days - of receipt of the law framed, the President of the Republic
- endorses it and sees to its promulgation. Ratified Acts of Parliament have to
- be published in the Official Gazette.
-
- (2) If the President of the Republic does not accept the law or some of its
- provisions, he may, before signing it but within the deadline set in para (1),
- send it back with his comments to Parliament for reconsideration.
-
- (3) Parliament debates the law anew and decides on enactment again. After
- the reconsidered Act has been returned to him, the President of the Republic is
- bound to sign it and to promulgate it within five days of its receipt.
-
- (4) If the President of the Republic thinks that any provision of the law may
- be unconstitutional, he sends it within the deadline set in para (1) to the
- Constitutional Court before singing it, and requests a report on its
- constitutionality.
-
- (5) If the Constitutional Court, after proceeding on the law with the
- requested urgency, has found it unconstitutional, the President of the Republic
- returns the law to Parliament. Otherwise, he is bound to sign the Act and
- promulgate it within five days.
-
- Article 27
-
- Members of Parliament may put questions to the ombudsmen (parliamentary
- commissioners) for the implementation of civil, and national and ethnic minority
- rights, to the president of the State Audit Office, and to the president of the
- Hungarian National Bank; and address interpellations and questions to the
- Government, to any member of the Government, and to the Chief Prosecutor
- (Attorney General) on any matter that falls within their competence.
-
- Article 28
-
- (1) The mandate of Parliament commences with its constituent meeting.
-
- (2) Parliament may proclaim its dissolution even before the expiry of its
- mandate.
-
- (3) The President of the Republic may dissolve Parliament simultaneously with
- setting the dates for the new election if
-
- a) Parliament has at least four times within twelve months during its own
- mandate withdrawn its confidence from the Government, or
-
- b) in case the mandate of the Government had ended, Parliament failed to
- elect within forty days after the date of the first nomination, the candidate
- prime-minister put up for the office by the President of the Republic.
-
- (4)
-
- (5) Before dissolving Parliament, the president of the Republic is bound to
- consult with the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament and with the heads of
- the factions of the parties that have representatives in Parliament.
-
- (6) Within three months after the expiry of the term of parliament, its
- dissolution or its being dissolved, a new Parliament has to be elected.
- Parliament operates until the constituent meeting of the new Parliament.
-
- Article 28/A
-
- (1) During the period of an emergency, Parliament may not declare its
- dissolution and may not be dissolved.
-
- (2) If the term of Parliament expires during an emergency, its mandate is
- automatically extended until the end of the peril.
-
- (3) A Parliament that has dissolved or been dissolved may be reconvened by
- the President of the Republic in case of a state of war, the threat of war, or
- any other emergency situation. In that case, Parliament itself decides on the
- extension of its mandate.
-
- Chapter III
-
- The President of the Republic
-
- Article 29
-
- (1) The President of the Republic is Hungary's head of State. He stands for
- the unity of the nation and safeguards the democratic operation of the State
- organization.
-
- (2) The President of the Republic is the commander-in-chief of the armed
- forces.
-
- Article 29/A
-
- (1) The President of the Republic is elected by Parliament for a term of five
- years.
-
- (2) Any enfranchised citizen who has had his 35th birthday by election day is
- eligible for the post of the President of the Republic.
-
- (3) The President of the Republic may be reelected for this office for no
- more than one additional term.
-
- Article 29/B
-
- (1) The election of the President of the Republic is preceded by nominations.
- Written recommendation by at least fifty Members of Parliament is required for
- valid candidacy. The list of the candidates who have been validly nominated
- must be submitted to the Speaker of Parliament before the votes are called. Any
- one Member of Parliament may recommend only one cadidate. The recommendations
- of those who have made more than one nomination are declared null and void.
-
- (2) Parliament elects the President of the Republic by secret ballot. The
- voting process may have to be repeated several times as needed. If candidate is
- elected President of the Republic if he has won two thirds of the votes of the
- Members of Parliament.
-
- (3) If no candidate commands this two-thirds majority on the first balloting,
- a new vote has to be called on the basis of new recommendation according to para
- (1). For election of the second polling, a two-third majority of the votes is
- required again.
-
- (4) If the required majority has no been produced by the second polling
- either, a third voting has to be held. On the third polling, the ballots have
- to be cast for one of the two candidate who received the highest number of votes
- on the second polling. The President of the Republic is elected on the basis of
- the third polling if regardless of the number of voter casting ballots - he has
- won the majority of the votes cast.
-
- (5) The voting process has to be completed in the maximum period of three
- successive days.
-
- Article 29/C
-
- (1) The President of the Republic is to be elected at least thirty days
- before expiry of the mandate of the earlier President, and, if the mandate has
- ended before the end of term, after thirty days of expiry.
-
- (2) The date for the presidential election is set by the Speaker of
- Parliament.
-
- Article 29/D
-
- The elected President of the Republic occupies his post on the expiry of the
- mandate of the earlier president, or, in case the mandate has come to an end
- prematurely, on the eighth day following the announcement of the election
- returns. Prior to entering office, the President of the Republic takes his oath
- of office before Parliament.
-
- Article 29/E
-
- (1) In case of the temporary incapacitation of the President of the Republic,
- or if for some reason his mandate comes to an end prematurely, his competence is
- bestowed upon the Speaker of Parliament until the new President of the Republic
- has been inducted into office. However, the Speaker of Parliament acting as
- President of the Republic may not forward laws to Parliament for reconsideration
- or to the Constitutional Court for study; he must not dissolve Parliament and
- has the right of granting clemency only to benefit people whose judgement-at-law
- has become definitive.
-
- (2) While he is substituting for the President of the Republic, the Speaker
- of Parliament must not exercise his rights as a member of Parliament, and his
- responsibilities as Speaker are taken over by the deputy speaker designated by
- Parliament.
-
- Article 30
-
- (1) The office of the President of the Republic is incompatible with every
- other State, social, and political office or assignment. The President of the
- Republic may not pursue any other remuncrative occupation, and, except for
- activities enjoying copyright protection - must not accept any other fees.
-
- (2) The votes of two thirds of the MPs present at the sitting are required
- for decisions on the President's regular fees, prerogatives and reimbursement on
- costs incurred in the fulfilment of duties.
-
- Article 30/A
-
- (1) The President of the Republic
-
- a) represents the Hungarian State;
-
- b) concludes international treaties and agreements on behalf of the Republic
- of Hungary. If the subject of the agreement belongs under the competence of the
- legislation, the prior agreement of Parliament is required for concluding the
- agreement;
-
- c) accredits and receives ambassadors and envoys;
-
- d) sets the dates for the parliamentary elections and for the general
- elections of local authorities;
-
- e) may participate in, and have the floor at, the meetings of Parliament and
- parliamentary committees;
-
- f) may propose that Parliament take certain measures;
-
- g) may make a motion for the holding of a plebiscite;
-
- h) according to rules defined in a separate law, appoints and relieves of
- their duties state secretaries and ombudsmen;
-
- i) on the proposal of persons or organs defined in a separate law, appoints
- and relieves the president and vice presidents of the Hungarian National Bank,
- and university professors; appoints and relieves of their duties the rectors of
- universities; appoints and promotes generals; confirms the president of the
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences in his office;
-
- j) confers the titles defined in the law, awards orders of merit and
- distinctions, and authorizes using or wearing them;
-
- k) exercises the right of granting elemency in individual cases,
-
- l) decides in citizenship cases;
-
- m) decides all affairs separate laws have referred to his competence.
-
- (2) Every measure and decree of the President of the Republic - except for
- those contained in points a), d), c), f) and g) - require countersigning by
- the Prime Minister or the competent minister.
-
- Article 31
-
- (1) The mandate of the President is terminated
-
- a) with expiry of the term of office
-
- b) with the death of the President
-
- c) if there is a state of emergency that makes fulfilling his duties
- impossible for a period of over ninety days
-
- d) if incompatibility has been declared
-
- e) if he has resigned
-
- f) if he has been stripped of the presidency.
-
- (2) In case there are reasons to indicate incompatibility in connection with
- the person of the President of the Republic in the fulfilment of his office
- [para 30, ident (1)], Parliament takes a decision on declaring incompatibility
- after a representative has made the relevant motion. To pass the decision, the
- affirmative votes of two thirds of the Members of Parliament are required.
- Voting is by secret ballot.
-
- (3) The President of the Republic may resign from his post in a statement
- addressed to Parliament. For the resignation to take effect, a statement of
- acceptance is neccessary from Parliament. Within 15 days after his initial
- resignation, the President may be requested by Parliament to reconsider his
- decision. If the President of the Republic abides by his decision, Parliament
- cannot refuse accepting the resignation.
-
- (4) The President of the Republic may be stripped of his office if in the
- performance of his functions he has deliberately flaunted the Constitution or
- transgressed any other law.
-
- Article 31/A
-
- (1) The person of the President of the Republic is inviolable; his special
- protection is ensured by a separate law.
-
- (2) One-fifth of the Members of Parliament may lodge a motion to impeach the
- President of the Republic if he has offended against the Constitution or any
- other law.
-
- (3) To start the impeachment procedure, the votes of two thirds of the
- members of Parliament are required. Voting is by secret ballot.
-
- (4) After the decision of parliament until the conclusion of the impeachment
- procedures, the President must not exercise his functions.
-
- (5) Judging the offence is within the competence of the Constitutional Court.
-
- (6) If, as a result of the proceedings, the Constitutional Court has
- established the violation of the law, it may strip the President of the Republic
- of his office.
-
- (7) repealed
-
- (8) repealed
-
- Article 32
-
- (1) If impeachment proceedings have been started against the President of the
- Republic because of an act subject to criminal persecution committed during his
- term of office in connection with his official duties, the Tribunal has to apply
- the basic provisions of criminal law procedure as well. A prosecuting
- commissioner Parliament has chosen from its own ranks presents the indictment.
-
- (2) The President of the Republic may be held criminally accountable for
- other acts only after the termination of his office.
-
- (3) If the Tribunal has established the culpability of the President of the
- Republic in a deliberate criminal offence, it may strip him of his office, and
- at the same time may apply any measure or punishment specified in the Criminal
- Code for the given offence.
-
- Chapter IV
-
- The Constitutional Court
-
- Article 32/A
-
- (1) The Constitutional Court oversees the constitutionality of legal
- provisions and performs other functions the law refers to its competence.
-
- (2) Any law or legal measure found unconstitutional is annulled by the
- Constitutional Court.
-
- (3) In the cases defined by the law, anyone may initiate proceedings at the
- Constitutional Court.
-
- (4) The fifteen members of the Constitutional Court are elected by
- Parliament. A nominating committee comprising of one member from each of the
- parties represented in Parliament, proposes the candidates for Constitutional
- Court membership. Two thirds of the affirmative votes of the Members of
- Parliament are necessary for election to the Constitutional Court.
-
- (5) Outside of the responsibilities deriving from the authority of the
- Constitutional Court, the members of the Court must not be affiliated to any
- party and must not carry on political activity.
-
- (6) For the ratification of the law on the organization and operation of the
- Constitutional Court, two-thirds of the votes of the MPs present are necessary.
-
- Chapter V
-
- Ombudsman for the Protection of Civil Rights
-
- Ombudsman for the Protection of National and Ethnic Minority Rights
-
- Article 32/B
-
- (1) It is the duty of the Parliamentary Commissioner (Ombudsman) for Civil
- Rights to investigate, or to have investigated, any abuse of constitutional
- rights that has come to his attention, and to initiate general or particular
- measures for redress.
-
- (2) The Ombudsman for the protection of national and minority rights
- investigates, or has investigated, any abuse of nationality or ethnic minority
- rights that has come to his attention, and to initiate general or particular
- measures for redress.
-
- (3) In cases defined in the law, anyone may propose that the Ombudsman take
- action.
-
- (4) The Ombudsmen for civil rights and for nationality and ethnic minority
- rights are elected, on the nomination of the President of the Republic, by
- Parliament - with two thirds of the affirmative votes of all MPs necessary. For
- the protection of certain constitutional rights, Parliament may elect separate
- ombudsmen.
-
- (5) The competence of the Ombudsman for national and ethnic minority rights
- is exercised by a body appointed by national and ethnic minority groups and
- elected by the Parliament consisting of one person for each nationality and
- ethnic minority group, and elected by Parliament.
-
- (6) Each Ombudsman reports on his activities and experiences annually to
- Parliament.
-
- (7) For the ratification of the law on Ombudsmen (parliamentary
- commissioners), the affirmative votes of two-thirds of the MPs present are
- required.
-
- Chapter VI
-
- The State Audit Office and The Hungarian National Bank
-
- Article 32/C
-
- (1) The State Audit Office is the financial and economic accounting
- organization of Parliament. It is its duty to exercise control over the
- management of state finances and the Budget, and within this to oversee the
- cogency of the Budget Bill and the merit and expediency of each item of
- spending. It countersigns contracts on credit claimed by the Budget; oversees
- in advance the legality of the spendings the Budget has planned for; checks the
- final accounts of the State Budget. The State Audit Office controls the
- management of State assets, the wealth-preserving and wealth-increasing work of
- State-owned companies and enterprises; and sees to other duties that are part of
- its competence under the law.
-
- (2) The State Audit Office is led in its work and controlling activity by
- considerations of legality, expediency, and the financial results of the units
- concerned. The State Audit Office reports on its findings to Parliament, and
- its reports must be made public. The president of the State Audit Office
- submits the findings of the Office on the final accounts together with the final
- account itself to Parliament.
-
- (3) For the election of the president and vice-presidents of the State Audit
- Office, the votes of two thirds of the Members of Parliament are required.
-
- (4) For the ratification of the law on the principles to govern the
- organization and operation of the State Audit Office, two thirds of the votes of
- the MPs present are necessary.
-
- Article 32/D
-
- (1) It is the responsibility of the Hungarian National Bank to issue legal
- tender in the manner determined by the law, to protect the stability of the
- national currency, and to regulate the circulation of money.
-
- (2) The President of the Hungarian National Bank is appointed by the
- President of the Republic for a term of six years.
-
- (3) The President of the Hungarian National Bank presents to Parliament a
- report on the activities of the Bank once a year.
-
- Chapter VII
-
- The Government
-
- Article 33
-
- (1) The Government consists of
-
- a) The Prime Minister and
-
- b) the ministers.
-
- (2) The Prime Minister's substitute is the minister he has designated.
-
- (3) The Prime Minister is elected by a simple majority vote of the Members of
- Parliament. Parliament decides on the election of the Prime Minister and on
- acceptance of the Government programme at the same time.
-
- (4) The ministers are proposed by the Prime Minister, and appointed and
- relieved of their duties by the President of the Republic.
-
- (5) The Government is formed when the ministers have been appointed. After
- the formation of the Government, its members take their oath of office before
- Parliament.
-
- Article 33/A
-
- The mandate of the Government ends
-
- a) with the formation of the newly elected Parliament
-
- b) with the resignation of the Prime Minister, or the Government
-
- c) with the death of the Prime Minister, or
-
- d) if, in accordance with the contents of para (1), Article 39/A, Parliament
- has carried a no-confidence motion in regard to the Prime Minister and elects a
- new Prime Minister.
-
- Article 34
-
- The enumeration of the ministries of the Republic of Hungary is contained in
- a separate law.
-
- Article 35
-
- (1) The Government
-
- a) protects constitutional order, protects and ensures the rights of citizens
-
- b) ensures the implementation of the laws
-
- c) directs and coordinates the work of the ministries and of other organs
- directly subordinated to them
-
- d) with the involvement of the Minister of the Interior, it ensures the
- control of the legality of the operation of the authorities,
-
- e) ensures the elaboration of social and economic plans and sees to their
- implementation
-
- f) determines the role of the State in scientific and cultural development
- and ensures the conditions for their realization
-
- g) designates the State system of social welfare and medical care provisions,
- and ensures the conditions required.
-
- h) it supervises the operation of the armed forces, of the police and of
- other law-and-order-maintenance agencies
-
- i) takes the necessary measures to avert the consequences of natural
- disasters that jeopardize the security of the life and property of citizens
- (from here on, emergency situation), and to ensure public law and order and
- public security
-
- j) participates in the determination of foreign policy and concludes
- international agreements on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Hungary
-
- k) performs all functions the law refers to its competence.
-
- (2) In its own sphere of functions the Government issues decrees and passes
- resolutions. These are signed by the Prime Minister. No decree and resolution
- of the Government may be contrary to the law. Decrees issued by the Government
- must be promulgated in the Official Gazette.
-
- (3) In an emergency situation the Government, empowered by Parliament, may
- pass decrees and measures that deviate from the provisions of certain laws. For
- the ratification of the law on emergency rules, the affirmative votes of two
- thirds of the MPs present are necessary.
-
- (4) Except for legal provisions, the Government annuls or amends all
- resolutions or measures passed by subordinate organs that are contrary to the
- law.
-
- Article 36
-
- In the performance of its functions, the Government cooperates with the
- social organizations concerned.
-
- Article 37
-
- (1) The Prime Minister presides over Government sessions and provides for the
- enforcement of Government decrees and resolutions.
-
- (2) The ministers head the branches of public administration within their
- scope of functions, and direct the organs subordinated to them in conformity
- with legal provisions and Government resolutions. Ministers without portfolio
- perform functions designated by the Government.
-
- (3) In the performance of their functions, the Prime Minister and the members
- of the Government may issue decrees. However, these must not be contrary to any
- law or any government decree and resolution. The decrees have to be promulgated
- in the Official Gazette.
-
-
- Article 38 repealed
-
- Article 39
-
- (1) In the performance of its functions the Government is responsible to
- Parliament. It is bound to render account of its activities regularly to
- Parliament.
-
- (2) The members of the Government are responsible for their work to the
- Government and to Parliament, and must report on their activities to both.
- Their legal status, pay and the manner in which they may be impeached are
- regulated by law.
-
- (3) Members of the Government may participate in, and take the floor at, the
- sessions of Parliament.
-
- Article 39/A
-
- (1) A nonconfidence motion may - with the designation of the preferred
- candidate for Prime Minister - be launched against the Prime Minister on the
- written proposal of at least one fifth of the Members of Parliament. A
- nonconfidence motion against the Prime Minister is to be regarded as a
- nonconfidence motion against the Government. If the majority of the Members of
- Parliament have expressed nonconfidence in the motion, the candidate named as
- the choice for the new Prime Minister must be regarded as elected.
-
- (2) The debate and voting on the motion must be held three days after it has
- been submitted at the soonest, and after eight days at the latest.
-
- (3) Through the Prime Minister, the Government may propose a vote of
- confidence in compliance with the time limits set in para (2).
-
- (4) Through the Prime Minister, the Government may also recommend that the
- voting over the proposal it put forward should be at the same time a vote of
- confidence.
-
- (5) If Parliament does not vote its confidence to the Government as laid down
- in paragraphs (3) and (4), the Government must resign.
-
- Article 39/B
-
- If the mandate of the Government is terminated, the Government is to stay in
- office until the formation of the new Government and to exercise all Government
- rights. However, it must not conclude international agreements, and it may
- issue decrees only on the basis of express empowerment by the law in special
- cases when no delay is permissible.
-
- Article 40
-
- (1) For the discharge of certain functions, the Government may set up
- goverment committees.
-
- (2) In any matter coming within the scope of state administration, the
- Government may take action directly or through any of its members.
-
- (3) The Government is authorized to draw any branch of State administration
- directly under its control and to create special organs for this purpose.
-
- Chapter VIII
-
- The Armed Forces and the Police
-
- Article 40/A
-
- (1) The armed forces (Hungarian National Army, Border Guard) have the
- fundamental function of providing military protection for the homeland. For the
- ratification of the law on the duties of the armed forces and the detailed rules
- applying to them, the votes of two thirds of the MPs present are necessary.
-
- (2) The fundamental function of the police is to safeguard public security
- and defend law and order. The ratification of the law on the police and the
- detailed rules connected with national security require two thirds of the votes
- of the MPs present.
-
- Article 40/B
-
- (1) Except for military exercises based on valid international agreements or
- peace maintenance activities performed on request of the United Nations
- Organization, the armed forces may cross state borders only with the prior
- consent of parliament.
-
- (2) The armed forces may be used only in times of an emergency situation
- promulgated in accordance with the provisions of Constitution, in case of armed
- action aimed at the overthrow of the constitutional order or at the seizure of
- absolute power, furthermore in cases of violence committed with arms, or the use
- of force in a manner endangering the safety of the life and property of citizens
- on a mass scale, and only when the deployment of the police is not sufficient.
-
- (3) Unless there is a valid international agreement containing other
- provisions, the command of the armed forces is the exclusive province of
- Parliament, of the President of the Republic, the National Defence Council, the
- Government and the competent minister as laid down in the Constitution or in a
- separate law.
-
- (4) A law adopted with the votes of two thirds of the MPs present may
- restrict any party activity by the regular members of the armed forces and of
- the police.
-
- Article 40/C
-
- (1) Unless there is a valid international agreement in force to the contrary,
- foreign armed forces may not pass through and may not be used or be stationed
- in, the territory of the country without the prior consent of Parliament.
-
- (2) International agreements that concern national defence must be confirmed
- in the law and promulgated.
-
- Chapter IX
-
- Local Governments
-
- Article 41
-
- (1) The territory of the Republic of Hungary consists of administrative units
- including the Capital, the counties, cities, towns and villages.
-
- (2) The Capital is divided into districts. Districts may be formed in other
- cities also.
-
- Article 42
-
- The enfranchised citizens of the villages, towns, of the capital city and its
- districts, and of the counties are entitled to the right of local
- self-government. Local self-government means autonomous and democratic
- management of local affairs by the communities concerned and exercise of local
- public authority in the interest of the population.
-
- Article 43
-
- (1) All local authorities have the same fundamental rights (44/A). However,
- the duties and responsibilities of local governments may be different.
-
- (2) The rights and duties of local governments are determined by the law.
- The Courts protect the lawful exercise of jurisdiction by local authorities.
- Local governments are free to turn to the Constitutional Court for the
- protection of their rights.
-
- Article 44
-
- (1) Citizens who have the vote exercise local government through the
- representative body they have elected and by local plebiscites.
-
- (2) The members of the representative body are elected for a term of four
- years.
-
- Article 44/A
-
- (1) The local representative body
-
- a) regulates and administers matters that belong to the competence of the
- local authority; its decisions may be revised only if there is a question of
- their legitimacy.
-
- b) exercises ownership rights in regard to local-authority property,
- independently budgets the incomes of the local government, and may start
- ventures on its own responsibility
-
- c) to deal with its duties as laid down in the law, the local authority is
- entitled to an adequate income of its own to perform its functions and also
- receives State support proportionate to its scope of duties
-
- d) authorizes, within the limits of the law, local taxes (rates), their types
- and measures
-
- e) within the limits of the law, it independently sets up its organization
-
- and formulates its standing orders
-
- f) may create local emblems, and found local titles, distinctions and awards
-
- g) in public affairs of concern to the local community, it may put forward
- initiatives to the organizations entitled to take decisions
-
- h) may freely form associations with other local representative bodies, it
- may create interest organizations with other local authorities, and may within
- its competence cooperate with local authorities in other countries, and
- affiliate itself with international organizations of local governments.
-
- (2) A local representative body may frame decrees within its competence,
- which, however, must not be in conflict with legal provisions of a higher
- level.
-
- Article 44/B
-
- (1) The Mayor is the president of the local representative body. A
- representative body may elect committees and set up its own office.
-
- (2) Apart from his duties and responsibilities in local government, the Mayor
- may exceptionally, on the basis of the law or legal authorization, perform
- duties of state administration and authority.
-
- (3) A law or government decree may assign state administrative functions and
- authority to the Notary, and, exceptionally, to the acting director of the
- office of the representative body.
-
- Article 44/C
-
- The votes of two thirds of the MPs present are necessary for the acceptance
- of the law on local self-government. The same proportion of votes are necessary
- for the adoption of a law that limits the fundamental rights of local
- authorities.
-
- Chapter X
-
- The Judiciary
-
- Article 45
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Hungary,
- the Court of the Capital City and the county courts, and local courts administer
- justice.
-
- (2) Legislation may provide for the institution of special courts for certain
- groups of cases.
-
- Article 46
-
- The courts administer justice in councils of professional judges and lay
- assessors. Legislation may authorize exceptions to this rule.
-
- Article 47
-
- The Supreme Court of the Republic of Hungary sets guidelines based on
- principles for the judicial work of every court. The directives and decisions
- in questions of principle of the Supreme Court are binding on all courts of the
- country.
-
- Article 48
-
- (1) The President of the Supreme Court is elected, after nomination by the
- President of the Republic, by Parliament. The vice-presidents of the Supreme
- Court are appointed by the President of the Republic on nomination by the
- President of the Supreme Court. For the election of the President of the
- Supreme Court, the votes of two thirds of the Members of Parliament are
- necessary.
-
- (2) Professional judges are appointed by the President of the Republic in the
- manner determined by the law.
-
- (3) Judges may be removed from office only for reasons and through procedures
- laid down in the law.
-
- Article 49
-
- Repealed
-
- Article 50
-
- (1) The Courts of the Republic of Hungary protect and ensure constitutional
- order, the rights and lawful interests of citizens, and punish the perpetrators
- of criminal offenses.
-
- (2) The Courts supervise the legality of the decisions of public
- administration.
-
- (3) Judges are independent and are subordinate only to the law. Judges may
- not hold membership in any party and must not carry on political activities.
-
- (4) To adopt the law on the Courts, the votes of two thirds of the MPs
- present are necessary.
-
- Chapter XI
-
- The Prosecutor's Office
-
- Article 51
-
- (1) The Chief Prosecutor and the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of
- Hungary provide for the protection of the rights of the citizens and are
- responsible for the consistent prosecution of every act violating or endangering
- constitutional order or endangering the security and sovereignty of the country.
-
- (2) The prosecutorial organization carries on investigations in cases
- determined by the law, exercises supervision over the legality of criminal
- investigations, acts for the prosecution in proceedings before courts, and
- exercises supervision over the observance of legality in the administration of
- punishments.
-
- (3) The Prosecutor's Office helps to ensure that all social organizations,
- all state organs and citizens comply with the law. In the event of
- transgression of the law, it takes action for the protection of legality in the
- cases determined by the law.
-
- Article 52
-
- (1) The Chief Prosecutor of the Republic of Hungary is elected by Parliament
- on the proposal of the President of the Republic. The deputies of the Chief
- Prosecutor are appointed on the proposal of the Chief Prosecutor by the
- President of the Republic.
-
- (2) The Chief Prosecutor is accountable to Parliament, and is obliged to
- report on his work.
-
- Article 53
-
- (1) Prosecutors are appointed by the Chief Prosecutor of the Republic of
- Hungary.
-
- (2) Prosecutors must not be affiliated to any party and may not carry on
- political activities.
-
- (3) The prosecutorial organization is headed and directed by the Chief
- Prosecutor.
-
- (4) The rules on the prosecutorial organization are laid down in the law.
-
- Chapter XII
-
- Fundamental Rights and Duties of Citizens
-
- Article 54
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary every human being has the innate right to life
- and the dignity of man, and no one may be arbitrarily deprived of these rights.
-
- (2) No one may be subjected to torture, or to cruel, unusual, inhuman or
- humiliating treatment or punishment. It is absolutely impermissible to perform
- medical or scientific experiments on human beings without their consent.
-
- Article 55
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary everyone has the right to liberty and personal
- security, and no one may be deprived of freedom except for reasons defined in
- the law and on the basis of legal proceedings.
-
- (2) Persons suspected of the perpetration of a criminal offence and detained,
- must be released or brought before a judge as soon as possible. The judge is
- bound to give a hearing to the person brought before him, and must produce a
- written decision adducing his reasons for setting the detainee free or keeping
- him in custody.
-
- (3) Anyone who has been victimized through illegal arrest or detainment is
- entitled to compensation.
-
- Article 56
-
- In the Republic of Hungary every human being has legal standing.
-
- Article 57
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary everyone is equal before the law and has the
- right to defend himself against any accusation brought against him, or, in a
- civil suit, to have his rights and duties judged by an independent and impartial
- court of law at a fair public trial or hearing.
-
- (2) In the Republic of Hungary no one may be regarded as guilty until his
- culpability has been established by a legally valid decision of the court.
-
- (3) Persons subjected to criminal proceedings are entitled to the right of
- defense in every phase of the procedure. Defence lawyers must not be called to
- account for opinions expounded while they present the defence.
-
- (4) No one may be pronounced guilty of, or sentenced for, any act that was
- not considered a criminal offence under Hungarian law at the time it was
- committed.
-
- (5) In the Republic of Hungary everyone is entitled to legal redress or has
- the right of appeal against court or administrative decisions, or any other
- authority's decision, that infringe his rights or lawful interests.
-
- Article 58
-
- (1) Whoever is staying in the territory of Hungary is entitled - except for
- some cases defined in the law - to free movement and the right of choosing his
- or her place of residence, including the right of leaving his domicile or the
- country.
-
- (2) Foreigners lawfully staying in Hungary may be expelled from the country
- only on the basis of a decision that is in accord with the law.
-
- (3) The adoption of the law on the freedom of travel and settlement requires
- the affirmative votes of two thirds of the MPs present.
-
- Article 59
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary everyone is entitled to the protection of his
- or her reputation and to privacy, including the privacy of the home, of
- personal effects, particulars, papers, records and data, and to the privacy of
- personal affairs and secrets.
-
- (2) For the acceptance of the law on the protection of the security of
- personal data and records (particulars), the votes of two thirds of the MPs
- present are necessary.
-
- Article 60
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary everyone has the right to the freedom of
- thought, conscience and religion.
-
- (2) This right includes the free choice or acceptance of religion or any
- other conviction according to one's conscience, and the liberty to express, or
- refuse to express, to exercise or teach one's religion and conviction through
- the performance of religious acts and rites, either individually or together
- with others, either publicly or in a closed circle.
-
- (3) In the Republic of Hungary the Church functions in separation from the
- State.
-
- (4) The ratification of the law on the freedom of conscience and of religion
- requires the votes of two thirds of the MPs present.
-
- Article 61
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary everyone has the right to the free declaration
- of his views and opinions, and has the right of access to information of public
- interest, and also the freedom to disseminate such information.
-
- (2) The Republic of Hungary recognizes and protects the freedom of the Press.
-
- (3) The law on the publicity of data and information and the law on the
- freedom of the Press require the support of two thirds of the votes of the MPs
- present for ratification.
-
- (4) For the adoption of the law on the supervision of public radio,
- television and news agency services, and on the appointment of their leaders;
- the law on the licencing of commercial radio and television stations, and the
- prevention of monopolies on information, the votes of two thirds of the MPs
- present are necessary.
-
- Article 62
-
- (1) The Republic of Hungary recognizes the right to peaceful assembly and
- guarantees its free practice.
-
- (2) The adoption of the law on the freedom of assembly requires the votes of
- two thirds of the MPs present.
-
- Article 63
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary everyone has the right, on the basis of the
- freedom of association, to set up organizations for purposes not prohibited by
- the law and to adhere to such organizations.
-
- (2) For political purposes no armed organization may be established on the
- basis of the freedom of association.
-
- (3) The adoption of the law on the right of association and on the operation
- and financial management of parties requires the votes of two thirds of the MPs
- present.
-
- Article 64
-
- In the Republic of Hungary everyone has the right to submit written petitions
- or complaints either alone or together with others.
-
- Article 65
-
- (1) On terms laid down in the law, the Republic of Hungary ensures the right
- of asylum for foreign citizens persecuted in their homeland and for those
- displaced persons who are at their place of stay harrassed on grounds of race,
- religion, nationality, language or political affiliation.
-
- (2) A person already granted asylum must not be extradited to another state.
-
- (3) The adoption of the law on the right of asylum requires the votes of two
- thirds of the MPs present.
-
- Article 66
-
- (1) The Republic of Hungary guarantees the equality of men and women in
- regard to all civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights.
-
- (2) In the Republic of Hungary, mothers receive special support and
- protection before and after the birth of their children, in compliance with
- separate provisions of the law.
-
- (3) Special rules ensure protection for women and young people in the
- performance of their jobs.
-
- Article 67
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary, every child has the right to enjoy the care
- and protection on the part of their families, and by the State and society, that
- is necessary for satisfactory physical, mental and moral development.
-
- (2) Parents are entitled to the right of choosing the kind of education their
- children are to receive.
-
- (3) Special provisions contain the responsibilities of the State in regard to
- the position and protection of families and of youth.
-
- Article 68
-
- (1) The national and ethnic minorities living in the Republic of Hungary
- share the power of the people; they are constituent factors in the State.
-
- (2) The Republic of Hungary grants protection to national and ethnic
- monorities, it ensures the possibilities for their collective participation in
- public life, and enables them to foster their own culture, use the mother
- tongue, receive school instruction in the mother tongue, and freedom to use
- their names as spelled and pronounced in their own language.
-
- (3) The laws of the Republic of Hungary ensure representation for the
- national and ethnic minorities living in the territory of the country.
-
- (4) National and ethnic minorities may set up their own local and
- national government organizations.
-
- (5) The votes of two thirds of the MPs present are required to pass the
- law on the rights of national and ethnic minorities.
-
- Article 69
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary no one may be arbitrarily deprived of his or
- her Hungarian citizenship, nor may any Hungarian citizen be expelled from the
- territory of the Republic of Hungary.
-
- (2) A Hungarian citizen may always come home from abroad.
-
- (3) During a legitimate stay abroad every Hungarian citizen is entitled to
- protection by the Republic of Hungary.
-
- (4) The ratification of a law on citizenship requires the votes of two thirds
- of the MPs present.
-
- Article 70
-
- (1) All Hungarian citizens of age whose regular domicile is in Hungary have
- the right to be elected at the elections for Parliament and for local
- governments, and - if they are in the tetory of the country on election day - to
- vote.
-
- (2) The right to vote is denied to those who have been under legal
- guardianship and are limited or incapacitated in their actions, to those who are
- doing term under a lawful sentence or who are under compulsory institutional
- care or treatment ordered in a criminal procedure.
-
- (3) In elections of the local self-government even non-Hungarian
- ncitizens who have settled in Hungary for a longer period of time have the right
- to vote, according to a separate law.
-
- (4) Every Hungarian citizen has the right to be active in public affairs and
- to bear public office in accordance with his talent, training and professional
- qualifications.
-
- Article 70/A
-
- (1) The Republic of Hungary guarantees for all persons in its territory human
- and civil rights without discrimination on account of race, colour, sex,
- language, religion, political or other views, national or social origins,
- ownership of assets, birth or on any other grounds.
-
- (2) Any discrimination falling within para (1) agains persons is strictly
- punishable by law.
-
- (3) The Republic of Hungary promotes the realization of equality before the
- law with measures aiming to eliminate inequalities of opportunity.
-
- Article 70/B
-
- (1) In the Republic of Hungary everyone has the right to work, to the free
- choice of employment and occupation.
-
- (2) Everyone without any discrimination has the right to equal pay for equal
- work.
-
- (3) Everyone who works has the right to emolument that corresponds to the
- amount and quality of the work performed.
-
- (4) Everyone has the right to rest and free time for recreation, and regular
- paid holidays.
-
- Article 70/C
-
- (1) Everyone has the right to form an organization for the protection of
- economic and social rights together with others, or to adhere to such an
- organization.
-
- (2) The right to strike may be exercised within the framework of the law that
- regulates it.
-
- (3) The votes of two thirds of the MPs present are required to adopt the law
- on the right to strike.
-
- Article 70/D
-
- (1) People living within the territory of the Republic of Hungary have the
- right to the highest possible level of physical and mental health.
-
- (2) The Republic of Hungary implements this right through arrangements for
- labour safety, with health institutions and medical care, through ensuring the
- possibility for regular physicial training, and through the protection of the
- built-in a natural environment.
-
- Article 70/E
-
- (1) Citizens of the Republic of Hungary have the right to social security.
- In case of old age, illness, disability, being widowed or orphaned, and in case
- of unemployment for no fault of their own, they are entitled to the provisions
- necessary for subsistence.
-
- (2) The Republic of Hungary upholds the right of people to being provided for
- through the social security system and its institutions.
-
- Article 70/F
-
- (1) The Republic of Hungary ensures for its citizens the right to culture.
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- (2) The Republic of Hungary ensures this right through the expansion of
- culture and making arrangements for general access to it, through free and
- compulsory eight-grade education, through the general accessibility of secondary
- and third-level instruction, moreover through financial assistance for those in
- school.
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- Article 70/G
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- (1) The Republic of Hungary respects and supports the freedom of science and
- art, the freedom of learning and of teaching.
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- (2) Only qualified scholars and scientists have the right to arrive at
- decisions in regard to what should be credited as a contribution to science, a
- scientific result, and to assess the scientific value of research.
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- Article 70/H
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- (1) All citizens of the Republic of Hungary have the duty to defend the
- homeland.
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- (2) Subject to their general defence obligation, citizens are expected to
- undergo military service, armed or unarmed; or civil service on terms specified
- in the law.
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- (3) For the ratification of the law on military defence obligations, the
- votes of two thirds of the MPs present are required.
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- Article 70/I
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- Every citizen of the Republic of Hungary bears the obligation to contribute
- to rates and taxes in accordance to income and wealth.
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- Article 70/J
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- In the Republic of Hungary, parents and guardians have the obligation of
- seeing to the education of minor children.
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- Article 70/K
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- Claims deriving from infringement of fundamental rights and objections to
- state(administrative) decisions in regard to compliance with duties may be
- brought to the Courts.
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- Chapter XIII
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- Principles Governing the Elections
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- Article 71
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- (1) Members of Parliament, the members of the representative bodies of
- villages, townships and of the districts of the Capital, the legally defined
- number of the members of the representative body of the capital city, moreover,
- the Mayor in cases defined in the law, are elected by direct secret balloting on
- the basis of the universal and equal right to vote.
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- (2) The members of the representative bodies of counties are elected by
- secret ballot by the meeting of delegates chosen by the village and city
- representative bodies.
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- (3) Separate laws provide for the election of the Members of Parliament, the
- Mayor and the members of the local representative bodies. For the adoption of
- these laws the votes of two thirds of the MPs present are necessary.
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- Article 72 Repealed
- Article 73 Repealed
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- Chapter XIV
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- The Capital City and Emblems of The Republic of Hungary
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- Article 74
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- The Capital of the Republic of Hungary is Budapest.
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- Article 75
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- The National Anthem of the Republic of Hungary is the poem by Ferenc Kolcsey
- entitled Hymn as set to music by Ferenc Erkel.
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- Article 76
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- (1) The National Flag of the Republic of Hungary is a tricolour of red, white
- and green stripes of equal width running horizontally.
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- (2) The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Hungary is a vertically impaled
- shield coming to a point in the middle of the rounded base. Four red and four
- silver horizontal stripes alternate on the dexter. A triple green crest rises
- from the sinister base, its middle mound bearing a gold coronet transfixed by a
- silver patriarchal cross against the red field. Atop the shield rests the Holy
- Crown of St. Stephen.
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- (3) For the adoption of laws on the Coat of Arms, the Flag of the
- Republic of Hungary and the usage of those the votes of two thirds of MPs are
- necessary.
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- Chapter XV
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- Final Provisions
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- Article 77
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- (1) The basic law of the Republic of Hungary is the Constitution.
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- (2) The Constitution and the constitutional provisions are equally binding on
- all organizations of society, all state organs and on citizens.
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- (3) repealed
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- Article 78
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- (1) The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary comes into force on the day
- of its proclamation. The Government is to see to its implementation.
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- (2) The Governments bears the obligation of submitting to Parliament the
- Bills necessary for the enactment of the Constitution.
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