Full text of the paper:
Collected Papers of the Faculty of Law, University of Novi Sad
2018, vol. LII, No. 1, pp. 353-373
Language of the paper: English
Review Article
udk: 342.565.2:342.8(439)
doi: 10.5937/zrpfns52-17582
Author:
András Téglási, Ph.D., Associate Professor
National University of Public Service, Budapest
Faculty of Science of Public Governance and Administration
teglasi.Andras@uni-nke.hu
Abstract:
Hungary’s new constitution (also known as the Basic Law or Fundamental Law) reformed the rules governing the election of members of parliament. The Hungarian parliament further reshaped these rules with two subsequent pieces of legislation: the Act CCIII of 2011 on the election of members of parliament, and the Act XXXVI of 2013 on Electoral Procedure. The material and procedural rules for the elections have introduced new features into the electoral system which many have criticized for constitutional considerations. This paper systematically introduces the Hungarian Constitutional Court’s decisions on legal norms for parliamentary elections as they have developed since the adoption of the act on electoral procedures.
Keywords:
Hungary, constitutional courts, electoral procedures, electoral systems.