| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Országgyülés / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
8 April 2018 |
| Purpose of elections |
Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Hungarian Civic Union-Christian Democratic People's Party (FIDESZ-KDNP) retained its two-thirds majority in the 199-member National Assembly, and therefore the possibility to amend the Constitution on its own. The far-right Jobbik came in a distant second with 26 seats, followed by the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) - Dialogue for Hungary (Párbeszéd) with 20 seats. Other parties took fewer than 10 seats.
On 8 May, President Janos Ader tasked Mr. Orban with forming a new government. The newly elected National Assembly, convened later the same day, re-elected Mr. Orban as Prime Minister for a third consecutive term.
The 2018 elections were the first to be held after refugee crisis in 2015 and subsequent EU plans to resettle asylum-seekers. In October 2016, a referendum rejecting the EU quota (whereby Hungary would have taken in 1,294 refugees) was invalidated due to a low turnout. The following month, the National Assembly rejected constitutional amendments that would have banned the settlement of refugees in the country. In December 2017, the European Commission took Hungary and two other EU members to the European Court of Justice over their failure to accept their required quotas for refugees.
During the 2018 election campaign, the Prime Minister focused again on migration, promising to protect Hungary from migrants. The FIDESZ-KDNP ran on its record, citing economic growth and lower unemployment, as well as keeping the budget deficit under control. The opposition parties criticized the FIDESZ-KDNP for having curtailed the powers of the constitutional court and increased state control over the media. |
Date of previous elections: 6 April 2014
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: April 2022
Number of seats at stake: 199 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 1,796 (1,314 men, 482 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 26.8%
Number of parties contesting the election: 23
Number of parties winning seats: 7
Alternation of power: No
Number of parties in government: 2
Names of parties in government: Hungarian Civic Union (FIDESZ) and Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP)
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 8 May 2018
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. László Kövér (FIDESZ)
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| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 8 April 2018 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
8'312'173
5'796'268 (69.73%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
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% |
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| Hungarian Civic Union-Christian Democratic People's Party (FIDESZ-KDNP) |
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| Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) |
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| Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)- Dialogue for Hungary (Párbeszéd) |
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| Democratic Coalition (DK) |
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| Politics Can Be Different (LMP) |
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| Together (EGYÜTT) |
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| Representative of the German minority living in Hungary |
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| Independents |
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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Single-member seats |
Proportional |
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| Hungarian Civic Union-Christian Democratic People's Party (FIDESZ-KDNP) |
133
|
91 |
42 |
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| Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) |
26
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1 |
25 |
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| Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)- Dialogue for Hungary (Párbeszéd) |
20
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8 |
12 |
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| Democratic Coalition (DK) |
9
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3 |
6 |
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| Politics Can Be Different (LMP) |
8
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1 |
7 |
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| Together (EGYÜTT) |
1
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0 |
1 |
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| Representative of the German minority living in Hungary |
1
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1 |
0 |
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| Independents |
1
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1 |
0 |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
176
23
11.56%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex:
In addition, of the 12 National Advocates representing national minorities living in Hungary 5 are women.
Sources:
National Assembly (09.05.2018, 18.05.2018, 15.06.2018)
VÁLASZTÁSI INFORMÁCIÓS SZOLGÁLAT (National Election Office, 10.05.2018, 16.05.2018)
http://www.valasztas.hu/dyn/pv18/szavossz/hu/l50.html
http://portal.valasztas.hu/dyn/pv18/szavossz/hu/orszjkv.html
https://www.reuters.com/
https://apnews.com/
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/hungary/377410?download=true
http://www.dw.com/en/eu-sues-czech-republic-hungary-and-poland-over-low-refugee-intake/a-41691870 |
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