page_title: Politics of Hungary
section_title: Legislative branch
hierarchical_section_title: Politics of Hungary / Legislative branch
context_page_description: Politics of Hungary takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic. The Prime Minister is the head of government of a pluriform multi-party system, while the President is the head of state and holds a largely ceremonial position.
  Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the parliament. The party system since the last elections is dominated by the conservative Fidesz. The two larger oppositions are Hungarian Socialist Party and Jobbik; there are also opposition parties with no formal faction but representation in parliament The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
  Hungary is an independent, democratic and constitutional state, which has been a member of the European Union since 2004. Since 1989 Hungary has been a parliamentary republic.
  Legislative power is exercised by the unicameral National Assembly that consists of 199 members. Members of the National Assembly are elected for four years.
  The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Hungary a "flawed democracy" in 2019.
context_section_description: The unicameral, 199-member National Assembly (Országgyűlés) is the highest organ of state authority and initiates and approves legislation sponsored by the prime minister. Its members are elected for a four-year term. The election threshold is 5%, but it only applies to the multi-seat constituencies and the compensation seats, not the single-seat constituencies.
caption: Parliament of Hungary.
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