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The 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.
In 1988, socialist Hungary also started making it easier for its own citizens to travel to the west, which led to May 1989's removal of Hungary's barbed wire fence with Austria. This allowed East Germans, who were allowed only to travel to socialist countries, to go to Hungary and escape to West Germany through Austria , never again to return ...
Its classification was downgraded from "democracy" to "transitional or hybrid regime" in 2020; Hungary was also the first EU member state to be labeled "partially free" (in 2019). The organization's 2020 report states that "Orbán's government in Hungary has similarly dropped any pretense of respecting democratic institutions".
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest over remarks by President Joe Biden at a campaign stop saying Prime Minister Viktor Orban was seeking dictatorship, Foreign ...
Hungary must say no to the current Europe model built in Brussels, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a congress of his Fidesz party on Saturday, adding that the European Union needs to be changed ...
The Government of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország Kormánya) exercises executive power in Hungary. [1] It is led by the Prime Minister , and is composed of various ministers. [ 2 ] It is the principal organ of public administration.
Peter Magyar, a former government insider seen by some observers as the first serious threat in years to Orban, staged the rally attended by around 10,000 people in the eastern town of Debrecen, a ...