Canada and the World Backgrounder, December 1st, 2003
Capital: Budapest
Head of State: Ferenc Madl (since August 2000) President elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term
Head of Government: Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy (since May 2002) Prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the President
Parliament: The National Assembly (Orszaggyules) has 386 seats; members are elected by popular vote under a system of proportional and direct representation to serve four-year terms. There is no second house
POLITICS
The governing coalition is led by the Hungarian Socialist Party, and appears to be fairly st...
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