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  • Country: Hungary
  • Official Name: Republic of Hungary
  • Election Type: Parliamentary
  • First Round: April 7, 2002
    Second Round: April 21, 2002
Source for election date

At stake in this election:

  • 386 seats in the National Assembly (Orszaggyules)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Laszlo SOLYOM
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ferenc GYURCSANY
  • Assembly: Hungary has a unicameral National Assembly (Orszaggyules) with 386 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by the National Assembly to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the National Assembly (Orszaggyules), 176 members are elected in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 210 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the Second Round of the electoral race:

  • Party: Hungarian Civic Party-Hungarian Democratic Forum (FIDESZ-MDF)
    Leader: Viktor ORBAN
    Seats won in this election: 188
    Seats won in last election: 165
  • Party: Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)
    Leader: Laszlo KOVACS
    Seats won in this election: 178
    Seats won in last election: 134
  • Party: Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ)
    Leader: Gabor KUNCZE
    Seats won in this election: 19
    Seats won in last election: 24
  • Party: Hungarian Justice and Life Party (MIEP)
    Leader: Istvan CSURKA
    Seats won in this election: N/A
    Seats won in last election: 14
  • Party: Independent Smallholders (FKGP)
    Leader: Jozsef TORGYAN
    Seats won in this election: N/A
    Seats won in last election: 48
  • Party: MSZP-SZDSZ
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 1
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Other Parties
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: N/A

Main parties in the First Round of the electoral race:

  • Party: Hungarian Civic Party-Hungarian Democratic Forum (FIDESZ-MDF)
    Leader: Viktor ORBAN
    Seats won in this election: 188
    Seats won in last election: 165
  • Party: Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)
    Leader: Laszlo KOVACS
    Seats won in this election: 178
    Seats won in last election: 134
  • Party: Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ)
    Leader: Gabor KUNCZE
    Seats won in this election: 19
    Seats won in last election: 24
  • Party: Hungarian Justice and Life Party (MIEP)
    Leader: Istvan CSURKA
    Seats won in this election: N/A
    Seats won in last election: 14
  • Party: Independent Smallholders (FKGP)
    Leader: Jozsef TORGYAN
    Seats won in this election: N/A
    Seats won in last election: 48
  • Party: MSZP-SZDSZ
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 1
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Other Parties
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: N/A

Last Parliamentary election:

  • Parliamentary elections were last held May 10 and 24, 1998.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 10,006,835 (July 2005 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 8,061,101 (April 2002 )

Last Updated on 01/09/2006

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